supported by Guangdong Science and Technology Plan Project(2013B02031005);Guangdong Academy of Science(GDAS)Special Project of Science and Technology Development(2017GDASCX-0107,2018 GDASCX-0107);Guangdong Forestry Special Project(0877-16GZTP01D060,1210-1741YDZB0401);Special Fund of Guangdong Nature Reserve(RYCG12-14,GDHS15SGFX07060,Cabot’s Tragopan monitoring)
Background:The reliability of long-term population estimates is crucial for conservation and management purposes.Most previous studies assume that count indices are proportionally related to abundance;however,this ass...