Table 2 Yearly population size estimates for all detected individuals and for resident adults (N ± 95% CI; CAPWIRE) during the study period

From: Genetic constraints of population expansion of the Carpathian lynx at the western edge of its native distribution range in Central Europe

Lynx year*

Collected samples

Genotyped samples

Detected individuals

Detected resident adults

N (95 % CI) all individuals

N (95 % CI) resident adults

2009/10

15

3

2

2

2010/11

26

12

7

6

9 (7–14)E

8 (6–12)E

2011/12

54

24

9

6

10 (9–12)E

6 (6–12)E

2012/13

144

63

15

10

20 (15–30)T

10 (10–12)T

2013/14

123

54

16

9

26 (20–32)T

9 (9–11)T

2014/15

62

31

10

8

15 (12–24)T

9 (8–13)T

2015/16

30

16

9

4

12 (9–18)E

4 (4–10)E

2009/16

454

203

40

18

15 (12–22)a

8 (7–12)a

  1. The number of sampled individuals used for both estimates is given. Superscripts indicate selected model ECM (E) or TIRM (T)
  2. aCalculated as average values (average min – average max) for the whole period