Calibration of visually estimated distances to migrating seabirds with radar measurements;Utilización de medidas de radar para la calibración de distancias a aves marinas migratorias estimadas visualmente

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 302-309

  Mateos, María ^a,b   Arroyo, Gonzalo M ^a,b   Rodríguez, Alejandro ^c   Cuenca, David ^a   de la Cruz, Andrés ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b Centro Internacional de Migración de Aves International Bird Migration Center CIMA   (Spain)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coastal migratory routes; Distance calibration; Distance underestimation; Sea clutter; Seabird abundance; Strait of Gibraltar

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 77956166748     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2010.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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