Abstract: Methods used in the survey of deer population were summarized. Their prerequisites, theoretical models, advantages and disadvantages, and sources of variation, were discussed. The ways of how to avoid common errors and to improve the precision of results in actual investigations, and the species having applied those methods for practical survey, were given.

Key words: Deer, Populations, Survey methods

摘要： 对鹿类动物数量调查方法进行综述。简要介绍了这些方法的理论前提、基本模型、误差来源、适用范围，并给出得到实际应用的种类；评价了它们的优缺点及在现实种群中提高结果正确性的方法和途径。

关键词: 鹿类动物, 种群, 数量调查方法