Estimating detection probability and density from point-count surveys: A combination of distance and double-observer sampling

Auk

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 735-752

  Kissling, Michelle L ^a,b   Garton, Edward O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Density estimator; Detection probability; Distance sampling; Double observer sampling; Effective area surveyed; Point count

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BIRD; DETECTION METHOD; POPULATION ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; SAMPLING; SURVEY;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CATHARUS GUTTATUS; DENDROICA TOWNSENDI; EMPIDONAX DIFFICILIS; REGULUS SATRAPA; TROGLODYTES TROGLODYTES;

EID: 33746284576     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123[735:EDPADF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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