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Bias of animal population trend estimates

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Edited by: E.J. WegmanD.T. Gantz, and J. J. Miller

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Abstract

A computer simulation study of the population trend estimator used for the Mourning Dove Call-Count Survey, Woodcock Singing Ground Survey, Breeding Bird Survey and other surveys concluded that the estimator had negligible bias in most situations but that observer covariables should not be used with less than five years of data. With rare species (e.g. two birds per route), at least five years should be used. The estimator is seriously biased towards not detecting population changes with very rare species (e.g. 0.3 birds per route). Other technical recommendations are made.
Publication type Book chapter
Publication Subtype Book Chapter
Title Bias of animal population trend estimates
Year Published 1988
Language English
Publisher American Statistical Association
Publisher location Alexandria, VA
Contributing office(s) Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Description xxxvii, 860
Larger Work Type Book
Larger Work Subtype Other Government Series
Larger Work Title Computing Science and Statistics: Proceedings of the 20th Symposium on the Interface
First page 755
Last page 759
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