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Counting the Serengeti migratory wildebeest using two‐stage sampling *
Author(s) -
NORTONGRIFFITHS M.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
african journal of ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1365-2028
pISSN - 0141-6707
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1973.tb00079.x
Subject(s) - wildebeest , transect , geography , wildlife , population , confidence interval , sampling (signal processing) , sample (material) , ecology , physical geography , biology , statistics , demography , mathematics , archaeology , national park , computer science , chemistry , filter (signal processing) , chromatography , sociology , computer vision
Summary A method for sample counting the Serengeti migratory wildebeest using vertical aerial photography to sub‐sample randomly located transects is described. The population estimate achieved was 754 028 animals, with 95% confidence limits of ± 8‐5% of the population estimate. The application of this method to other wildlife populations is considered.