Does variation in census area confound density comparisons?

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 191-204

  Gaston, Kevin J ^a   Blackburn, Tim M ^b   Gregory, Richard D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birds; Censuses; Density; Macroecology; Study area

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; DENSITY; POPULATION ECOLOGY;

EID: 0033068111     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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