Molecular validation of carnivore scat surveys: Effects of climate, scat age, and observer experience on identification success
Fig 4
Heatmap of concordance between field-based and genetic species identifications.
Each cell shows the count of scats assigned to a given species in the field (rows) and by genetic analysis (columns). Diagonal cells (shaded in darker blue) indicate matches between field and genetic identifications. Off-diagonal cells reveal misclassifications or broader-level genetic identifications (e.g., Felis sp. for field-identified F. silvestris). Color intensity corresponds to the number of samples in each cell.