Effects of gas-well-compressor noise on the ability to detect birds during surveys in north west New Mexico

Ornithological Monographs

Volumn 74, Issue , 2012, Pages 78-90

  Ortega, Catherine P ^a,c   Francis, Clinton D ^b,d  

^a FORT LEWIS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Ecosphere Environmental Services   (United States)

^d NATIONAL EVOLUTIONARY SYNTHESIS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

bird surveys; compressor noise; detection; gas wells; New Mexico

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881085395     PISSN: 00786594     EISSN: 19412282     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1525/om.2012.74.1.78     Document Type: Conference Paper

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