Do population indicators work? Investigating correlated responses of bird populations in relation to predator management

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 25, Issue , 2013, Pages 23-34

  Hoare, Joanne M ^a   Monks, Adrian ^b   O'Donnell, Colin F J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Indicator species; Invasive species; Life history traits; Mammals; Pest management; Population trends; Predation; Surrogates

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN INFERENCE; INDICATOR SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY; PEST MANAGEMENT; POPULATION TRENDS; PREDATION; SURROGATES;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; BIRDS; CONSERVATION; FORESTRY; INFERENCE ENGINES; MAMMALS; PEST CONTROL;

MANAGEMENT;

BIOINDICATOR; BIRD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECIDUOUS FOREST; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MUSTELID; PREDATION; PREDATOR CONTROL; RODENT; VULNERABILITY;

BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; BIRDS; CONSERVATION; FORESTRY; MAMMALS; MANAGEMENT; PEST CONTROL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

NEW ZEALAND;

AVES; FAGUS; MAMMALIA; MUSTELIDAE; NOTHOFAGUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84870175574     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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