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CMR Equation

By Eastern Ecological Science Center
Capture-Mark-Recapture Equation
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Detailed Description

Capture-Mark-Recapture Equation: The population (P) is estimated by the formula, where M is the number of animals marked in the first trapping session, C is the number of animals captured in a second trapping session, and R is the number of marked animals recaptured in the second trapping session.

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