Sampling period, size and duration influence measures of bat species richness from acoustic surveys

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 490-502

  Skalak, Samuel L ^a,c   Sherwin, Richard E ^a,b   Brigham, R Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

Accumulation curves; Acoustics; Bat activity; Bats; Inventory; Species richness; Survey design; Survey period

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867351918     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2041210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2011.00177.x     Document Type: Article

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