A Land Manager's Guide to Point Counts of Birds in the Southeast

ISBN-10
075672788X
ISBN-13
9780756727888
Category
Nature
Pages
40
Language
English
Published
1996-10
Author
Paul B. Hamel

Description

Current widespread concern for the status of neotropical migratory birds has sparked interest in techniques for inventorying and monitoring populations of these and other birds in southeastern forest habitats. This guide gives detailed instructions for conducting point counts of birds. Presents a detailed methodology for the design and conduct of inventorial and monitoring surveys based on point counts, including discussion of sample size determination, distribution of counts among habitats, cooperation among neighboring land managers, vegetation sampling, standard data format, and other topics. This guide is a stand-alone text for managers interested in developing inventories of bird population on their lands. Charts and tables.

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