Two-phase sampling to estimate river-wide populations of freshwater mussels

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 357-368

  Villella, Rita F ^a   Smith, David R ^a  

^a LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

2 phase sampling; Distribution and abundance; Freshwater mussels; Optimal allocation; River wide estimation

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SAMPLING;

EID: 18944406685     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/04-085.1     Document Type: Review

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