Statistical analysis of long-term monthly oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus counts

Ardea

Volumn 84, Issue PART A, 1996, Pages 39-55

  Van Der Meer, Jaap ^a   Duin, Richard N M ^b   Meininger, Peter L ^c  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b Rijksinstituut Voor Kust en Zee   (Netherlands)

^c Rijksinstituut voor Kust en Zee   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Haematopus ostralegus; Imputing; Missing counts; Oosterschelde; Oystercatcher

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; CENSUS; LONG-TERM DATA; MONITORING; OYSTERCATCHER; OYSTERCATCHERS; POPULATION NUMBER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

NETHERLANDS, OOSTERSCHELDE; NETHERLANDS, WESTERSCHELDE;

HAEMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS;

EID: 0030301162     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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