Power to detect trends in waterbird abundance with call-response surveys

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1262-1267

  Gibbs, James P ^a,c   Melvin, Scott M ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

American bittern; Botaurus lentiginosus; Maine; Pied billed grebe; Podilymbus podiceps; Population surveys; Porzana carolina; Power analysis; Rallus limicola; Sora; Virginia rail; Waterbirds; Wetland birds

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BIRD SURVEY; CALL-RESPONSE; MONITORING; POPULATION TREND; WATERBIRD;

MAINE; USA;

EID: 0031426705     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802125     Document Type: Article

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