Detection heterogeneity in underwater visual-census data

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1748-1763

  MacNeil, M A ^a,f   Graham, N A J ^a,g   Conroy, M J ^b   Fonnesbeck, C J ^c,h   Polunin, N V C ^a   Rushton, S P ^a   Chabanet, P ^d   McClanahan, T R ^e  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^e WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^f AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^g JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Marine protected area; Mark recapture; Reef fishes

Indexed keywords

PISCES;

EID: 55949110541     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02067.x     Document Type: Article

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