Application of detectability in the use of indicator species: A case study with birds

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1413-1418

  Quinn, John E ^a   Brandle, James R ^a   Johnson, Ron J ^b   Tyre, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioindication; Monitoring; Observer effect; Species inventory

Indexed keywords

AFFECT DETECTION; BIOINDICATION; DETECTABILITY; DETECTION PROBABILITIES; ECOLOGICAL MONITORING; INDICATOR SPECIES; MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT; OBSERVER EFFECT; OBSERVER EFFECTS; SAMPLING PROTOCOL; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES SELECTION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BIOINDICATOR; BIRD; DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SPECIES INVENTORY;

AVES;

EID: 79955791899     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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