Conservation implications of inaccurate estimation of cryptic population size

Animal Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 328-332

  Katzner, T E ^a   Ivy, J A R ^b,e   Bragin, E A ^c   Milner Gulland, E J ^d   Dewoody, J A ^b  

^a National Aviary   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Naurzum National Nature Reserve   (Kazakhstan)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquila heliaca; Cryptic population size; Demographic models; Imperial eagle; Non breeding population density; Non invasive monitoring; Population monitoring

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RAPTOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VERTEBRATE;

ACCIPITRIDAE; AQUILA HELIACA; AVES; RAPTORES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79960769470     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2011.00444.x     Document Type: Article

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