Statistical precision of diet diversity from scat and pellet analysis

Ecological Informatics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-34

  Williams, Rachel L ^a   Goodenough, Anne E ^a   Stafford, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bootstrap; Confidence interval; Gray seal; Great horned owl; Mexican wolf; Power analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BOOTSTRAPPING; CANID; CARNIVORE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIET; DIVERSITY INDEX; FECAL PELLET; FISHING EFFORT; GUIDELINE; NICHE BREADTH; PIONEER SPECIES; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAPTOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; STOMACH CONTENT; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

BUBO; BUBO VIRGINIANUS; CANIDAE; HALICHOERUS; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 84855325654     PISSN: 15749541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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