An assessment of the accuracy of kangaroo surveys using fixed-wing aircraft

Wildlife Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 315-326

  Pople A, A R ^a   Cairns B, S C ^b   Clancy, T F ^c   Grigg A, G C ^a   Beard A, L A ^a   Southwell, C J ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^d Australian Nature Conservation Agency   (Australia)

^e AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AERIAL SURVEY; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

MACROPUS GIGANTEUS; MACROPUS ROBUSTUS; MACROPUS RUFUS;

EID: 0032463347     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/wr97077     Document Type: Article

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