Line transect methods in avian census

Abstract

Abstract: The line transect methods are widely used in wildlife population census. The history of development, fundamental concepts and general types of the methods were introduced in this paper. The estimation of densities of bird populations for the line transect methods, including the Merikallio’s, Gates’s, Fourier-series estimator and distance sampling, was discussed. We concluded that the latter of above was advantageous over the three others, if the distances of birds to transect were available, convenient and precise.

Key words: Panax quinquefolium, Light transmission rate, Photon flux density, Net photosynthetic rate

CLC Number:

Q959.7

XU Long, ZHANG Zhengwang, DING Changqing . Line transect methods in avian census[J]. cje, 2003, (5): 127-130.

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