Sampling considerations for estimating density of passerines in grasslands

Studies in Avian Biology

Volumn , Issue 19, 1999, Pages 237-243

  Rotella, Jay J ^a   Madden, Elizabeth M ^a   Hansen, Andrew J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Density estimation; Detectability; Grasslands; Point counts

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 0000345674     PISSN: 01979922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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