Observer accuracy and precision in aerial and foot survey counts of pink salmon in a southeast alaska stream

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 832-846

  Jones, Edgar L ^a,c   Quinn, Terrance J ^a   Van Alen, Benjamin W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA; ONCORHYNCHUS KETA;

EID: 0032418514     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1998)018<0832:OAAPIA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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