Estimating detection probabilities of waterfowl broods from ground-based surveys

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 686-694

  Pagano, Anthony M ^a   Arnold, Todd W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood surveys; Detection probability; Ducks; Markrecapture; North Dakota; Prairie Pothole Region; Roadside surveys; Sightability; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BROOD SIZE; CLOUD COVER; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION DECLINE; PROBABILITY; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATERFOWL; WETLAND; WIND VELOCITY;

NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

ANAS; ANAS DISCORS; ANATIDAE; AYTHYA;

EID: 77749283474     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-524     Document Type: Article

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