The potential of distance sampling methods to estimate abundance of mountain ungulates: Review of usefulness and limitations

Pirineos

Volumn , Issue 157, 2002, Pages 15-23

  Perez J M ^a   Serrano, E ^a   Alpizar Jara R ^b   Granados, J E ^c   Soriguer, R C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^c Espacio Natural de Sierra Nevada   (Spain)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION ESTIMATION; REMOTE SENSING; UNGULATE;

ANIMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 0344668561     PISSN: 03732568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/pirineos.2002.v157.57     Document Type: Article

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