Using an internet questionnaire to characterize bat survey efforts in the United States and Canada

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1000-1008

  Weller, Theodore J ^a   Zielinski, William J ^a  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency biologist; Bat detectors; Chiroptera; Experience level; Internet; Survey methods; Survey protocol

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAT; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; INTERNET; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SPECIES INVENTORY; STANDARD (REFERENCE); SURVEYING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CHIROPTERA;

EID: 33845963428     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[1000:UAIQTC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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