Do observer differences in bird detection affect inferences from large-scale ecological studies?

Emu

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 100-106

  Lindenmayer, David B ^a   Wood, Jeff T ^a,b   MacGregor, Christopher ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BIRD; DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HETEROGENEITY; NATIONAL PARK; SURVEY DESIGN;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BOODEREE NATIONAL PARK; NEW SOUTH WALES;

AVES;

EID: 67650948301     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU08029     Document Type: Article

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