Search effort and imperfect detection: Influence on timed-search mussel (Bivalvia: Unionidae) surveys in Canadian rivers

Inventories and population monitoring are essential activities supporting the conservation of freshwater mussel diversity in Canadian rivers. Despite widespread use of timed-search methods to survey river mussels, the relationship between species detection and search effort has received limited stud...

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Main Author: Reid S. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2016-01-01
Series:Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2016004