Accuracy of 'total counts' of waterbirds from aircraft in coastal waters

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-175

  Laursen, Karsten ^a   Frikke, John ^b   Kahlert, Johnny ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Miljocenter Ribe ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aerial survey; Assessment; Detection rate; Gulls; Species identification; Waders; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS CRECCA; ANAS PENELOPE; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; BRANTA; BRANTA BERNICLA; CALIDRIS; CALIDRIS ALPINA; CLUPEIDAE; HAEMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS; LARUS ARGENTATUS; LARUS MARINUS; LARUS RIDIBUNDUS; LIMOSA LAPPONICA; NUMENIUS ARQUATA; PLUVIALIS SQUATAROLA; SCOLOPACIDAE; SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA; STERNA HIRUNDO; TADORNA TADORNA; TRINGA TOTANUS;

EID: 47849089891     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2008)14[165:AOTCOW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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