Detectability analysis in transect surveys

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 948-957

  Beavers, Sallie C ^a,b   Ramsey, Fred L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cheloniidae; Covariates; Detectability; Eastern tropical Pacific; Effective area; Line transect; Multiple regression; Sea turtles

Indexed keywords

LINE TRANSECT; MONITORING METHOD; POPULATION SAMPLING; SURVEYING;

ANIMALIA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0031853615     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802547     Document Type: Article

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