Optimizing the width of strip transects for seabird surveys from vessels of opportunity

Marine Ornithology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-37

  Hyrenbach, K David ^a,b   Henry, Mike F ^c,d   Morgan, Ken H ^e   Welch, David W ^f,g   Sydeman, William J ^d,h  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d FARALLON INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^f PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^g VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

At sea surveys; Distance sampling methods; Platforms of opportunity; Population surveys; Seabirds; Strip transects; Survey biases; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BULK CARRIER; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEABIRD; TRANSECT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

AVES;

EID: 43049087412     PISSN: 10183337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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