Knowledge graph centered on scat transect surveys (Cervidae) with 69 nodes and 199 connections. Top connected: Ligusticum porteri, Delphinium, I. aggregata, Potentilla, Erigeron.
Systematic collection and GPS mapping of predator scats along established trail networks to quantify spatial patterns of predator activity relative to human disturbance. Scat density is calculated per unit distance of trail within distance intervals from human infrastructure.
Synthesized from method descriptions across 3 papers using this protocol.
Steps below were extracted from the most recent peer-reviewed implementation of this protocol in the corpus — Coyotes, deer, and wildflowers: diverse evidence points to a trophic cascade (2014), Naturwissenschaften. The protocol was originally introduced by The Landscape of Fear and Trophic Cascades: Does Human Presence at RMBL Affect Deer Behavior? (2010). Implementations in other papers (listed below) may differ.