Bias in avian sampling effort due to human preferences: An analysis with catalonian birds (1900 - 2002)

Ardeola

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 213-227

  Ferrer, Xavier ^a   Carrascal, Luis M ^b   Gordo, Oscar ^a   Pino, Joan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Birds; Birdwatcher preferences; Catalonia; Environmental characteristics; Sampling biases

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349167630     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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