Factors affecting detection of burrowing owl nests during standardized surveys

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 688-696

  Conway, Courtney J ^a   Garcia, Victoria ^a   Smith, Matthew D ^a,b   Hughes, Katie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b 316 Bartram Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Athene cunicularia; Burrowing owl; Call broadcast surveys; Detection probability; Grassland; Monitoring; Nesting cycle; Population declines; Survey methods; Tape playback

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BURROWING; DETECTION METHOD; GRASSLAND; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION ESTIMATION; RAPTOR; STANDARDIZATION; SURVEY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ATHENE; ATHENE CUNICULARIA; SPEOTYTO CUNICULARIA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 42149153866     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-321     Document Type: Article

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