Field Trials of Line Transect Methods Applied to Estimation of Desert Tortoise Abundance
Anderson DR, Burnham KP, Lubow B, Thomas L, Corn PS, Medica PA, Marlow RW. 2001. Field Trials of Line Transect Methods Applied to Estimation of Desert Tortoise Abundance. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 65(3):583-597
We examine the degree to which field observers can meet the assumptions underlying line transect sampling to monitor populations of desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). Observer training, specific to line transect sampling, and field testing are important components of a reliable survey. Line transect sampling represents a viable method for large-scale monitoring of populations of desert tortoise; however, field protocol must be improved to assure the key assumptions are met.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Anderson, David; Burnham, Kenneth; Lubow, Bruce C.; Thomas, Len; Corn, Paul; Medica, Phillip; Marlow, Ronald
- Units
- DEVA , MOJA
- Keywords
- Absence (Biodiversity), Density Estimation, Distance Sampling, field trials, Gopherus agassizii (Desert Tortoise), line transect sampling, Monitoring, observer performance, Presence (Biodiversity), Reptilia (Reptiles), Taxa Links To Datasets, Taxa Links To References, Testudines, Testudinidae (Tortoises)