Peralta, DinoraVaz-Freire, TeresaFerreira, ClaraMendes, TiagoMira, AntónioSantos, SaraAlves, Paulo C.Lambin, XavierBeja, PedroPaupério, JoanaPita, Ricardo2023-01-252023-01-252023-02Peralta, D, Vaz-Freire, T, Ferreira, C, Mendes, T, Mira, A, Santos, S, Alves, P C, Lambin, X, Beja, P, Paupério, J & Pita, R 2023, 'From species detection to population size indexing : the use of sign surveys for monitoring a rare and otherwise elusive small mammal', European Journal of Wildlife Research, vol. 69, 9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-022-01634-21612-4642ORCID: /0000-0003-4643-2653/work/127818671https://hdl.handle.net/2164/19902Funding Information: Open access funding provided by FCT|FCCN (b-on). This study was funded by Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional (FEDER) through the Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade (COMPETE) and national funds through the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) within the scope of the projects ‘MateFrag’ (PTDC/BIA-BIC/6582/2014) and ‘Agrivole’ (PTDC/BIA-ECO/31728/2017). DP was supported by the FCT grant SFRH/BD/133375/2017. TM was supported by the FCT grant SFRH/BD/145156/2019. PB was supported by EDP Biodiversity Chair. JP was supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under project EnvMetaGen (grant agreement no 668981). RP was supported by FCT, through a research contract under the Portuguese Decree-Law nr 57/2016.141205410engCabrera voleCapture-recaptureGenetic non-invasive samplingPopulation monitoringRarefaction curvesSampling intensityQH301 BiologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsNature and Landscape ConservationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawQH301Journal article10.1007/s10344-022-01634-2https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85145073014