TY - BOOK AU - Buckland,S.T.and others TI - Introduction to distance sampling : estimating abundance of biological populations SN - 019850649X U1 - 591.5248 PY - 2001/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Animal populations KW - Sampling (Statistics) N1 - Includes index; Distance sampling methods -- Quadrat sampling -- Strip transect sampling -- Line transect sampling -- Point counts -- Point transect sampling -- Trapping webs -- Cue counting -- Dung counts -- Related techniques -- The detection function -- Range of applications -- Objects of interest -- Method of transect coverage -- Clustered populations -- Types of data -- Ungrouped data -- Grouped data -- Data truncation -- Units of measurement -- Ancillary data -- Known constants and parameters -- Known constants -- Parameters -- Assumptions -- Fundamental concept -- Detection of objects -- Cue production -- Observer effectiveness -- Environment -- History of methods -- Line transects -- Point transects -- Program Distance -- Assumptions and modelling philosophy -- Assumption 1: objects on the line or point are detected with certainty -- Assumption 2: objects are detected at their initial location -- Assumption 3: measurements are exact -- Other assumptions -- Fundamental models -- Line transects -- Point transects -- Philosophy and strategy -- Model robustness -- Shape criterion -- Efficiency -- Model fit -- Test power -- Robust models -- Some analysis guidelines -- Exploratory phase -- Model selection -- Final analysis and inference -- Statistical theory -- General formula -- Standard distance sampling -- Line transect sampling -- Point transect sampling -- Distance sampling with multipliers -- The key function formulation for distance data -- Maximum likelihood methods -- Ungrouped data -- Grouped data N2 - The term 'distance sampling' covers a range of statistical methods for assessing wildlife abundance. Drawing from the book "Distance sampling", this work focuses on teaching the standard techniques to practitioners in population assessment UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0612/2001033232-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0612/2001033232-d.html ER -