Comparison of aerial surveys and pellet-based distance sampling methods for estimating deer density

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 100-106

  Urbanek, Rachael E ^a   Nielsen, Clayton K ^a   Preuss, Timothy S ^b   Glowacki, Gary A ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lake County Illinois   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial survey; Cost analysis; Density; Odocoileus virginianus; Pellet based distance sampling; White tailed Deer

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AERIAL SURVEY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEER; ESTIMATION METHOD; FACILITATION; POPULATION DENSITY; SAMPLING;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 84859391400     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.116     Document Type: Article

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