Assessment of repeat‐visit surveys as a viable method for estimating brood abundance at the 10.4‐km2 scale
ABSTRACT Regional estimates of duck brood abundance could help conservation managers assess landscape productivity and thereby improve spatially explicit allocation of limited conservation funds in the Prairie Pothole Region. We assessed the utility of repeat‐visit brood counts from 2012 to 2013 sur...
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| author | Kaylan M. Carrlson Charles Tanner Gue Charles R. Loesch Johann A. Walker |
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| description | ABSTRACT Regional estimates of duck brood abundance could help conservation managers assess landscape productivity and thereby improve spatially explicit allocation of limited conservation funds in the Prairie Pothole Region. We assessed the utility of repeat‐visit brood counts from 2012 to 2013 surveys in the Prairie Pothole Region (ND, SD, and MT, USA) and hierarchical N‐mixture models for providing estimates of abundance at a 10.4‐km2 scale. Models provided reliable estimates of brood abundance and underscored the importance of small wetlands and landscape characteristics to some dabbling duck broods in the Prairie Pothole Region. © 2018 The Wildlife Society. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-25aa3d3798ae4de9bae48e079a0981852024-12-16T13:40:44ZengWileyWildlife Society Bulletin2328-55402018-03-01421727710.1002/wsb.848Assessment of repeat‐visit surveys as a viable method for estimating brood abundance at the 10.4‐km2 scaleKaylan M. Carrlson0Charles Tanner Gue1Charles R. Loesch2Johann A. Walker3Great Plains Regional OfficeDucks Unlimited2525 River RoadBismarckND58503USAGreat Plains Regional OfficeDucks Unlimited2525 River RoadBismarckND58503USAHabitat and Population Evaluation TeamU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3425 Miriam AvenueBismarckND58501USAGreat Plains Regional OfficeDucks Unlimited2525 River RoadBismarckND58503USAABSTRACT Regional estimates of duck brood abundance could help conservation managers assess landscape productivity and thereby improve spatially explicit allocation of limited conservation funds in the Prairie Pothole Region. We assessed the utility of repeat‐visit brood counts from 2012 to 2013 surveys in the Prairie Pothole Region (ND, SD, and MT, USA) and hierarchical N‐mixture models for providing estimates of abundance at a 10.4‐km2 scale. Models provided reliable estimates of brood abundance and underscored the importance of small wetlands and landscape characteristics to some dabbling duck broods in the Prairie Pothole Region. © 2018 The Wildlife Society.https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.848Anasbreeding ducksbrood abundanceconservation planningPrairie Pothole Regionwaterfowl conservation |
| spellingShingle | Kaylan M. Carrlson Charles Tanner Gue Charles R. Loesch Johann A. Walker Assessment of repeat‐visit surveys as a viable method for estimating brood abundance at the 10.4‐km2 scale Wildlife Society Bulletin Anas breeding ducks brood abundance conservation planning Prairie Pothole Region waterfowl conservation |
| title | Assessment of repeat‐visit surveys as a viable method for estimating brood abundance at the 10.4‐km2 scale |
| title_full | Assessment of repeat‐visit surveys as a viable method for estimating brood abundance at the 10.4‐km2 scale |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of repeat‐visit surveys as a viable method for estimating brood abundance at the 10.4‐km2 scale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of repeat‐visit surveys as a viable method for estimating brood abundance at the 10.4‐km2 scale |
| title_short | Assessment of repeat‐visit surveys as a viable method for estimating brood abundance at the 10.4‐km2 scale |
| title_sort | assessment of repeat visit surveys as a viable method for estimating brood abundance at the 10 4 km2 scale |
| topic | Anas breeding ducks brood abundance conservation planning Prairie Pothole Region waterfowl conservation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.848 |
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