Evaluation of aerial sampling methods for detecting waterbird colonies;Una evaluación de métodos aéreos usados para detectar colonias de aves acuáticas

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 411-419

  Green, M Clay ^a   Leberg, Paul ^b   Luent, Margaret ^b  

^a Texas State University San Marcos   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive cluster; Colony; Distance sampling; Strip transect

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649720914     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2010.00297.x     Document Type: Article

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