A field-based evaluation of a presence-absence protocol for monitoring ecoregional-scale biodiversity

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 950-966

  Manley, Patricia N ^a   Schlesinger, Matthew D ^a,b   Roth, Julie K ^c   Van Horne, Beatrice ^d  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d National Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Detection; Ecoregion; Monitor; National Forest System; Presence absence data; Sierra Nevada; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MONITORING; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 27944454760     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2005)069[0950:AFEOAP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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