Abundance estimation explained

Abundance estimation comprises all statistical methods for estimating the number of individuals in a population. In ecology, this may be anything from estimating the number of daisies in a field to estimating the number of blue whales in the ocean.^[1]

Plot sampling

See main article: Plot sampling.

Mark-recapture

See main article: Mark-recapture.

Distance sampling

See main article: Distance sampling.

Further reading

• Distance Sampling: Estimating Abundance of Biological Populations – S. T. Buckland, D. R. Anderson, K. P. Burnham, J. L. Laake
• Estimating Abundance of African Wildlife: An Aid to Adaptive Management – Hugo Jachmann
• Advanced Distance Sampling: Estimating Abundance of Biological Populations
• Geostatistics for Estimating Fish Abundance – J. Rivoirard, J. Simmonds, K. G. Foote, P. Fernandes, N. Bez
• Estimating the Abundance of Arboreal Forage Lichens: User's Guide : a Guide ... – Susan K. Stevenson, Harold M. Armleder, Art N. Lance

Notes and References

1. Book: Borchers . Buckland . Zucchini . D. L. . S. T. . W. . Estimating animal abundance . 2004 . Springer . 1-85233-560-2 . registration .