Predicting the variation in detection function in line transect sampling through random parameter model

Environmental and Ecological Statistics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 341-350

  Mercey, K A ^a,c   Jayaraman, Kadiroo ^b  

^a Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University   (India)

^b KERALA FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Animal abundance; Calibration of detection function; Line transect sampling; Negative exponential model; Wildlife census

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CALIBRATION; CENSUS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; PREDICTION; TRANSECT;

INDIA;

CERVUS UNICOLOR;

EID: 0033507369     PISSN: 13528505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009639702036     Document Type: Article

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