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Distance Sampling

Distance Sampling is a wildlife survey method that estimates animal population density or abundance by measuring the distances of detected individuals from a transect line or point, incorporating detection probability models to account for animals missed at greater distances.

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32K

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1.6K

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661

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2017–2026

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495

<b>unmarked</b>: An<i>R</i>Package for Fitting Hierarchical Models of Wildlife Occurrence and Abundance

Richard B. Chandler · Journal of Statistical Software · 2011 · 2.2K citations · Full text

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Distance software: design and analysis of distance sampling surveys for estimating population size

Len Thomas, S. T. Buckland, Eric A. Rexstad et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology · 2009 · 2.2K citations · Full text

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The Use of Distance Measures in Phytosociological Sampling

Grant Cottam, John T. Curtis · Ecology · 1956 · 2.2K citations

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Distance Sampling-Estimating Abundance of Biological Populations.

Peter Sprent, S. T. Buckland, David R. Anderson et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology · 1994 · 1.9K citations

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In Defense of Indices: The Case of Bird Surveys

Douglas H. Johnson · Journal of Wildlife Management · 2008 · 416 citations

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Authors

1.6K

  1. ST
    S. T. Buckland

    University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

    29 publications · 6.4K citations

    26

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  2. LT
    Len Thomas

    University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

    18 publications · 4K citations

    18

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  3. TA
    Tiago A. Marques

    University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

    19 publications · 3.5K citations

    18

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  4. DL
    David L. Borchers

    University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

    15 publications · 1.1K citations

    14

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  5. DR
    David R. Anderson

    Colorado State University, United States

    11 publications · 3.2K citations

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Institutions

661

  1. University of St Andrews

    St Andrews, United Kingdom

    34 h-index

    121 publications

    23K citations

  2. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    21 h-index

    50 publications

    3.3K citations

  3. Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, United States

    15 h-index

    29 publications

    5K citations

  4. National Park Service

    Washington, United States

    13 h-index

    26 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. United States Fish and Wildlife Service

    Washington, United States

    12 h-index

    25 publications

    902 citations

  6. University of Lisbon

    Lisbon, Portugal

    12 h-index

    14 publications

    1K citations

  7. Wildlife Conservation Society

    New York, United States

    12 h-index

    28 publications

    3.9K citations

  8. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

    Silver Spring, United States

    10 h-index

    27 publications

    3.7K citations

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  1. Journal of Wildlife Management

    34 publications · 1.9K citations

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  2. PLoS ONE

    22 publications · 806 citations

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  3. The Auk

    18 publications · 2K citations

    17

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  4. Methods in Ecology and Evolution

    16 publications · 2.1K citations

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  5. Journal of Applied Ecology

    16 publications · 5.3K citations

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