Seasonal and habitat-related changes in population density of North Island Saddlebacks (Philesturnus rufusater) on a small island: Using distance sampling to determine variation

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Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 196-202

  Brunton, Dianne H ^a   Stamp, Rosalie ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Estimating abundance; Habitat variation; Line transect methods; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BREEDING; HABITAT TYPE; ISLAND; MORTALITY; PASSERINE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AUCKLAND; AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TIRITIRI MATANGI ISLAND;

CREADION CARUNCULATUS; PHILESTURNUS RUFUSATER;

EID: 34548489164     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU06051     Document Type: Article

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