Field tests of the rosenberg-blancher method for converting point counts to abundance estimates

Auk

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 932-938

  Confer, John L ^a   Serrell, Rebecca E ^a   Hager, Mark ^a   Lahr, Eleanor ^a  

^a ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding bird survey; Detection efficiency; Landbird conservation plan; Partners in Flight; Point count

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BIRD; BREEDING; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FLIGHT; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES;

EID: 67650339182     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2008.06263     Document Type: Article

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