San Francisco Bay Area Network Riparian Landbird Monitoring Protocol: Standard Operating Procedure 6 - Conducting Variable Circular Plot (VCP) Point Count Surveys, Version 1.1
Gardali TD, Humple D, Dettling M, Herzog M, Koenen M, Press D, Merkle W, Allen S. 2018. San Francisco Bay Area Network Riparian Landbird Monitoring Protocol: Standard Operating Procedure 6 - Conducting Variable Circular Plot (VCP) Point Count Surveys, Version 1.1. San Francisco Bay Area Network
This Standard Operating Procedure explains the Point Blue Conservation Science procedures for conducting variable circular plot (VCP) point count surveys. We follow the guidelines established by Ralph et al. (1993) and detailed by Point Blue Conservation Science. Included herein are the two types of VCP forms used for this project.
- Type
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Authors
- Gardali, Thomas; Humple, Diana; Dettling, Mark; Herzog, Mark; Koenen, Marcus; Press, David; Merkle, William; Allen, Sarah
- Date of Issue
- 2018-12
- Publisher
- San Francisco Bay Area Network
- Units
- GOGA , PORE , SFAN
- Keywords
- bird monitoring, Birds, Landbirds, Monitoring, standard operating procedure
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Birds