The estimation of wildlife ungulate abundance using sample area surveys: An application to Maremma Regional Park

Statistical Methods and Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-212

  Fattorini, Lorenzo ^a   Pisani, Caterina ^a   Sforzi, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Auxiliary variable; Clearance counts; Plot sampling; Stratification; Two stage sampling; Ungulate abundance sample survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650946200     PISSN: 16182510     EISSN: 1613981X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10260-003-0067-x     Document Type: Article

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