Evaluation of an automated recording device for monitoring forest birds

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-39

  Venier, Lisa A ^a   Holmes, Stephen B ^a   Holborn, George W ^b   McIlwrick, Kenneth A ^a   Brown, Glen ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Detection probability; Monitoring; Ontario; Songbirds

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; AUDITORY CUE; BOREAL FOREST; BREEDING SEASON; MONITORING; SONGBIRD;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

AVES; PASSERI;

EID: 84863663692     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.88     Document Type: Article

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