A large-scale field comparison of strip transect and stationary point count methods for conducting length-based underwater visual surveys of reef fish populations

Fisheries Research

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 130-141

  Colvocoresses, James ^a   Acosta, Alejandro ^a  

^a FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Point counts; Reef fishes; Size estimation; Transects; Visual census

Indexed keywords

BALISTIDAE; CHAETODONTIDAE; LABRIDAE; LUTJANIDAE; PISCES; POMACANTHIDAE; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 34147139298     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.01.012     Document Type: Article

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