Seabird nest counts: A test of monitoring metrics using Red-tailed Tropicbirds

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 297-302

  Seavy, Nathaniel E ^a,b   Reynolds, Michelle H ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Censusing; Marine ornithology; Mean incubation count; Population estimation; Survey

Indexed keywords

AVES; PHAETHON RUBRICAUDA; PHAETHONTIDAE;

EID: 69449094600     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2009.00233.x     Document Type: Article

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