Estimating bird abundance: Making methods work

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 18, Issue , 2008, Pages S91-S108

  Buckland, Stephen T ^a   Marsden, Stuart J ^b   Green, Rhys E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84891824882     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270908000294     Document Type: Article

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