Previous studies have indicated that small mammal traps may not provide a random sample of all individuals in a population. Some types of traps may capture more species, more individuals or more of one sex than others. We examined the effectiveness of Longworth live-traps, Victor snap-traps, and plastic pot pitfall traps in catching small mammals in pure jack pine plantations.
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