Table 2. Equations from [25] used in our study to correct numbers of dead birds found at the power line, in order to account for removal by scavengers or missed observations during carcass searches.
Equation | |
An (Detectability) | A1 : Large = (no. carcasses found+1)*100/71.7A2 : Medium = (no. carcasses found+1)*100/55.8A3 : Small = (no. carcasses found+1)*100/32.1A4 : Very small = (no. carcasses found+1)*100/33.3 |
Bn (Periodicity and scavenging) | B1 : Large = 0.744+28.063*log10(days)B2 : Medium = −1.751+41.880*log10(days)B3 : Small = −6.623+58.111*log10(days)B4 : Very small = 13.538+60.342*log10(days) |
Cn (Correction) | (An*Bn)/100 |
Mortality estimate n | An+Cn |
Different equations are given for the four size categories specified in [25] (see Table 3 for their weights). We first corrected the number of carcasses found in the field by their size-dependent detectability (A). Second, we applied equation B for different carcass sizes where “days” is the number of days elapsed from the last visit. Third, we obtained a correction for every size category. Finally, we added C to A to obtain the mortality estimates for each category. The mortality estimate for a given power line was the sum of mortality estimates for the four carcass sizes.