Camera trap, line transect census and track surveys: A comparative evaluation

Biological Conservation

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 351-355

  Silveira, Leandro ^a,b   Jácomo, Anah T A ^a,b   Diniz Filho, José Alexandre F ^a,c  

^a Jaguar Conservation Fund   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abundance estimate; Camera trap; Line transect; Rapid faunal assessment; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GRASSLAND; LINE TRANSECT; METHODOLOGY; RABIES; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BRAZIL; EMAS NATIONAL PARK;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0141538000     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00063-6     Document Type: Article

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