Dung and nest surveys: Estimating decay rates

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1102-1111

  Laing, S E ^a,e   Buckland, S T ^b   Burn, R W ^a   Lambie, D ^c   Amphlett, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c Tomdhu Cottage   (United Kingdom)

^d RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^e 24 Maiden Lane Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decay rate experiments; Indirect surveys; Sign surveys

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; DECOMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FECAL PELLET; NEST; SURVEY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0346991572     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2003.00861.x     Document Type: Review

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