Performance of transect and point count underwater visual census methods

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 103-112

  Watson, R A ^a   Quinn II, T J ^b  

^a Western Australian Department of Fisheries   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Diver survey; Performance; Point count; Reef; Transect; Visual census

Indexed keywords

CENSUS METHOD; DENSITY ESTIMATION; FISH; POINT COUNT; TRANSECT;

EID: 0031445690     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(97)00117-8     Document Type: Article

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