Testing Global Positioning System performance for wildlife monitoring using mobile collars and known reference points

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1380-1387

  Cargnelutti, Bruno ^a   Coulon, Aurelie ^a   Hewison, A J Mark ^a   Goulard, Michel ^a   Angibault, Jean Marc ^a   Morellet, Nicolas ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Global Positioning System collar; Habitat type; Location accuracy; Location error; Lotek 3300; PDOP value; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

CANID; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GPS; HABITAT TYPE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; UNGULATE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 42149193797     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-257     Document Type: Article

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