Wild Ungulate Surveys in Grassland Habitats:
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Surveying grassland ungulates presents unique problems to the researcher. Appropriate statistical methods exist, but applying them in the field invariably requires ingenuity and compromise. I describe line-transect surveys I conducted of 3 plateau grassland species in Qinghai province, focusing on underlying statistical assumptions and specific measures I took to deal with each. I also suggest that authors take care to consider assumptions of whatever statistical model is chosen, and provide sufficient detail in reports that readers may assess strong and weak points of the survey. Chinese Journal of Zoology 31:16-21 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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تاریخ انتشار 2010