A comparison of three deer survey techniques /

= 0.328) or the spotlight surveys (P = 0.719). When

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rakestraw, Danny Lee, 1963-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:= 0.328) or the spotlight surveys (P = 0.719). When
an understanding of the abundance of the resource they are
conducting transect surveys to obtain data on deer abundance,
days the surveys were conducted beyond 3 did not
Deer biologists, as with all natural resource managers, need
had significantly greater precision (P = 0.002) than morning
January 1987 to March 1988. Spotlight surveys resulted in a
larger number of deer seen on all 3 sites. Spotlight surveys
managing to make sound management decisions. The purpose of
National Park Service areas in Texas and New Mexico from
night-spotlight surveys were conducted each quarter on 3
or evening surveys. Increasing the number of consecutive
significantly improve the precision of the morning surveys (P
spotlight surveys conducted for 3 consecutive nights appear
surveys.
this study was to evaluate the precision of 3 techniques used
to assess deer abundance. Morning-drive, evening-drive, and
to give greater precision than either morning or evening
Item Description:"Major subject: Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences".
Vita.
Physical Description:vii, 25 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
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Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.