Use of a Geographic Information System to facilitate analysis of spot-mapping data

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 367-375

  Witham, Jack W ^a   Kimball, Alan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

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