You Conduct a Mark-Recapture Survey of Eastern Fence Lizards (Sceloporus $\frac { M } { N } = \frac { R } { C }$

Essay

You conduct a mark-recapture survey of eastern fence lizards (Sceloporus undulates) in a 2-hectare plot in eastern Arizona. You mark 250 lizards and are able to recapture 75, of which 24 are marked. What is the estimated size of the population of fence lizards in this plot? Calculate the estimated population size for the plot and the estimated lizard density per hectare and per square meter. Use the following formula: $\frac { M } { N } = \frac { R } { C }$ where M is the number of initially marked individuals, N is the population size, R is the number of recaptured marked individuals, and C is the total number of individuals recaptured.