Hello,
I am working on estimating density for a lagomorph and am using polygon detectors to do so. I have a couple questions:
-To get models to converge well, I needed to use an over-sized buffer (500m vs 100-200 that would fit the species better). When I used other detector types in the past, the size of the buffer did not have a strong influence on the density estimate. Should that be the case here as well?
-The reason that I ask is that when I multiply density by the study area we sampled tot get N, the estimates that I obtain are lower than the number of individuals we detected. I am wondering how to best resolve this.
Thank you!