Road bias for deer density estimates at 2 national parks in Maryland

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 177-184

  Mcshea, William J ^a   Stewart, Chad M ^a,c   Kearns, Laura ^a,d   Bates, Scott ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^c INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Density estimator; Distance sampling; Maryland; Odocoileus virginianus; Road survey; Suburban deer; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DEER; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; ROADKILL; SAMPLING;

MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 84856265229     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.53     Document Type: Article

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