TY - JOUR
TI - Counting Seabirds at Sea from Ships: A Review of Methods Employed and a Suggestion for a Standardized Approach
AU - Tasker, M
AU - Jones, P
AU - Dixon, T
AU - Blake, B
T2 - The Auk
AB - We review the methods used to study seabirds at sea from ships, discuss the problems posed in making reliable observations in relation to the design of research programs, and describe a method currently in use around the seas of Great Britain. We suggest a framework for future studies, incorporating features likely to stabilize bias. The key items in the recommendation are (1) the use of a brand transect in order to provide density estimates, and (2) a method to correct for movement of flying birds in the band transect in order to minimize bias caused by such movement.
DA - 1984/07//
PY - 1984
VL - 101
IS - 3
SP - 567
EP - 577
UR - http://www.jstor.org/stable/4086610
LA - English
KW - Birds
KW - Seabirds
ER -