An examination of methods to estimate population size in wintering geese

Bird Study

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 90-101

  Ganter, Barbara ^a   Madsen, Jesper ^a  

^a D   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; POPULATION SIZE; WATERFOWL;

SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

ANAS; ANSER; ANSER BRACHYRHYNCHUS; ANSER BRACHYRHYNCUS; ANSER SP.;

EID: 0034917805     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650109461206     Document Type: Article

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