A generalised random encounter model for estimating animal density with remote sensor data

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 500-509

  Lucas, Tim C D ^a   Moorcroft, Elizabeth A ^a,b,c   Freeman, Robin ^c   Rowcliffe, J Marcus ^c   Jones, Kate E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic detection; Camera traps; Marine; Population monitoring; Simulations; Terrestrial

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; CETACEA; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 84929505761     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2041210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12346     Document Type: Article

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