Estimating breeding season abundance of golden-cheeked warblers in Texas, USA

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1117-1128

  Mathewson, Heather A ^a   Groce, Julie E ^a   McFarland, Tiffany M ^a   Morrison, Michael L ^a   Newnam, J Cal ^b   Snelgrove, R Todd ^a   Collier, Bret A ^a   Wilkins, R Neal ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas Department of Transportation   (United States)

Author keywords

abundance; density; endangered species; golden cheeked warbler; point count; population estimate; Setophaga chrysoparia; Texas

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SEASON; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT USE; PASSERINE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; RECOVERY PLAN; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

AVES; DENDROICA CHRYSOPARIA; SETOPHAGA;

EID: 84864629519     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.352     Document Type: Article

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