Needed: less counting of caribou and more ecology
Most aerial surveys designed to estimate numbers of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) lack clear objectives, are inaccurate and imprecise, lack application, and often are doubted by the public. Sources of error in surveys are bias (inaccuracy) and sampling error (imprecision) caused largely by sampling un...
Main Author: | Don Thomas |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
1998-03-01
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Series: | Rangifer |
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Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1394 |
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