Three population estimation methods compared for a known South Island robin population in Fiordland, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Greene, Terry C ^a   Pryde, Moira A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abundance; Assumptions; Detectability; Eglinton valley; Petroica australis australis; Trend

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ISLAND; MAPPING; MONITORING; POPULATION ECOLOGY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; SAMPLING; SONGBIRD; TREND ANALYSIS;

EGLINTON VALLEY; FIORDLAND; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

AVES; PETROICA AUSTRALIS AUSTRALIS;

EID: 84864422974     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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