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aerial survey

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Definition

  • [David Choquenot] Aerial survey is a rapid technique for obtaining information about the abundance and distribution offeral pigs. To obtain estimates of actual pig abundance from such surveys, visibility biasassociated with counts of pig groups must be estimated and accounted for. A double-count surveytechnique was used to estimate habitat-specific visibility bias associated with counts of pigsobtained from standardised helicopter surveys conducted in the semi-arid rangelands...

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Entry terms

  • aerial surveyed
  • aerial surveying
  • aerial surveys
  • aerially surveyed

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http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/msa0012

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