Evaluation of visibility correction factors for waterfowl surveys in Wyoming

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 286-297

  Prenzlow, Danielle M ^a,b   Lovvorn, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Washington Dept of Nat Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

aerial survey; ground survey; transects; visibility bias; visibility correction factor; waterfowl; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; GROUND SURVEY; METHOD EVALUATION; VISIBILITY BIAS; VISIBILITY CORRECTION FACTOR; WATERFOWL;

USA, WYOMING;

EID: 0029663411     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802226     Document Type: Article

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