Table 1.
Effective population size (Ne) and 95% parametric confidence intervals for bobcat populations in SMMNRA. For the N101 population affected by the notoedric mange epizootic, Ne is partitioned by sampling years
| Population | Year | N | Ne | 95% CI | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N101 | 1996–1998 | 33 | 47.2 | 25.9–130.7 | 
| 2000–2001 | 22 | 17.6 | 12.1–27.6 | |
| 2002* | 22 | 14.3 | 9.9–21.8 | |
| 2003* | 25 | 14.6 | 10.8–20.1 | |
| 2004–2005* | 22 | 8.6 | 5.6–13.0 | |
| 2006–2008 | 20 | 13.3 | 8.3–22.9 | |
| 2009–2012 | 30 | 14.5 | 9.4 – 23.0 | |
| S101 | 1996–2012 | 126 | 97.7 | 71.0–143.6 | 
| E405 | 2010–2011 | 47 | 34.4 | 21.8–61.2 | 
SMMNRA, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
Years during which the mange epizootic occurred.