SOP 9: Training Survey Personnel version 1.0, SEAN/GLBA Kittlitz's murrelet monitoring program
Hoekman S, Johnson W, Moynahan B, Sergeant C. 2010. SOP 9: Training Survey Personnel version 1.0, SEAN/GLBA Kittlitz's murrelet monitoring program. NPS SEAN. Juneau, Alaska
Training survey personnel requires a combination of pre-season and in-the-field preparation in order to ensure successful data collection and safety during field operations. In particular, Observers must develop and maintain required proficiencies, including murrelet identification, distance estimation, and on-transect data reporting. General knowledge of the larger context of data collection and analyses is also beneficial, including understanding assumptions of distance sampling, methods for abundance estimation, and basic operation of NPTransect software. When applicable, we refer to other portions of the protocol to provide more information.
- Type
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Authors
- Hoekman, Steven; Johnson, William; Moynahan, Brendan; Sergeant, Christopher
- Date of Issue
- 2010
- Publisher
- NPS SEAN
- Units
- GLBA , SEAN
- Keywords
- Glacier Bay, Kittlitz's murrelet, marbled murrelet, murrelet, sop, standard operating procedure
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Birds