An evaluation of distance sampling to estimate badger (Meles meles) abundance

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 266, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-87

  Hounsome, T D ^a,b   Young, R P ^a   Davison, J ^a   Yarnell, R W ^a   Trewby, I D ^a   Garnett, B T ^a   Delahay, R J ^a   Wilson, G J ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b Central Science Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundance; Line transect; Meles meles; Population estimation; Spotlighting; Survey technique

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; LINE TRANSECT; MUSTELID; SPOTLIGHT SURVEY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; GLOUCESTERSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WOODCHESTER PARK; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MELES MELES; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 20044383588     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836905006606     Document Type: Article

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