Using multiple survey methods to detect terrestrial reptiles and mammals: What are the most successful and cost-efficient combinations?

Wildlife Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 218-227

  Garden, Jenni G ^a   McAlpine, Clive A ^a   Possingham, Hugh P ^a   Jones, Darryl N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSHLAND; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DETECTION METHOD; MAMMAL; REPTILE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SURVEY DESIGN; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); URBAN AREA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; QUEENSLAND;

MAMMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 34249942647     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR06111     Document Type: Article

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