A new double observer‐based census framework to improve abundance estimations in mountain ungulates and other gregarious species with a reduced effort

Abstract Estimating animal abundance has a key role to play in ecology and conservation, but survey methods are always challenged by imperfect detection. Among the techniques applied to deal with this issue, Double Observer (DO) is increasing in popularity due to its cost‐effectiveness. However, the...

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Published in:	Ecological Solutions and Evidence
Main Authors:	Matteo Panaccio, Alice Brambilla, Bruno Bassano, Tessa Smith, Achaz vonHardenberg
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2024-10-01
Subjects:	abundance estimation Alpine ibex census effort census methods DOAS double observer
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12405