The optimal number of surveys when detectability varies.

The survey of plant and animal populations is central to undertaking field ecology. However, detection is imperfect, so the absence of a species cannot be determined with certainty. Methods developed to account for imperfect detectability during surveys do not yet account for stochastic variation in...

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Main Authors: Alana L Moore, Michael A McCarthy, Kirsten M Parris, Joslin L Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4272285?pdf=render