Improving methods for regional landbird monitoring: A reply to Hutto and Young

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 896-902

  Ellingson, Aaron R ^a   Lukacs, Paul M ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Convenience sampling; Distance sampling; Index values; Long term monitoring; Point counts; Rigor; Study design; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 0142153917     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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