Quantifying the probability of detection of wild ungulates with the Judas technique

The Judas technique is often used in control or eradication of particular vertebrate pests. The technique exploits the tendency of individuals to form social groups. A radio collar is affixed to an individual and its subsequent monitoring facilitates the detection of other conspecifics. Efficacy of this technique would be improved if managers could estimate the probability that a Judas individual would detect conspecifics. To calculate this probability, we estimated association rates of Judas individuals with other Judas individuals, given the length of time the Judas has been deployed. We developed a simple model of space-use for individual Judas animals and constrained detection probabilities to those specific areas. We then combined estimates for individual Judas animals to infer the probability that a wild individual could be detected in an area of interest via Judas surveillance. We illustrated the method by using data from a feral goat eradication program on Isla Santiago, Galápagos, and a feral pig eradication program on Santa Cruz Island, California. Association probabilities declined as the proximity between individual areas of use of a Judas pair decreased. Unconditional probabilities of detection within individual areas of use averaged 0.09 per month for feral pigs and 0.11 per month for feral goats. Probabilities that eradication had been achieved, given no detections of wild conspecifics, and an uninformative prior probability of eradication were 0.79 (90% CI 0.22–0.99) for feral goats and 0.87 (90% CI 0.44–1.0) for feral pigs. We envisage several additions to the analyses used that could improve estimates of Judas detection probability. Analyses such as these can help managers increase the efficacy of eradication efforts, leading to more effective effects to restore native biodiversity.     

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在全球变暖，气候变化日趋严重的背景下，碳捕集、利用和封存(CCUS)技术逐渐被世界各国公认为是最具潜力的一种碳减排技术.在详细阐述CCUS技术的起源、概念、定位和演变过程的基础上，通过对比国内外CCUS技术的政策法规、示范工程和碳排放交易系统发展现状，系统总结了中国自2016年加入《巴黎协定》后，推动CCUS技术发展所做出的巨大努力，并结合生态文明建设及“碳达峰”“碳中和”目标分析中国CCUS技术现存问题，为进一步推动该技术发展提出相关参考意见.     

异常环境下要害系统确信安全评估方法

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