| population status of a cryptic top predator: an island-wide assessment of tigers in sumatran rainforests. | large carnivores living in tropical rainforests are under immense pressure from the rapid conversion of their habitat. in response, millions of dollars are spent on conserving these species. however, the cost-effectiveness of such investments is poorly understood and this is largely because the requisite population estimates are difficult to achieve at appropriate spatial scales for these secretive species. here, we apply a robust detection/non-detection sampling technique to produce the first r ... | 2011 | 22087218 |