Combining point counts and autonomous recording units improves avian survey efficacy across elevational gradients on two continents ...

• Main Authors: Drake, Anna, De Zwaan, Devin R., Altamirano, Tomás A., Wilson, Scott, Hick, Kristina, Bravo, Camila, Ibarra, José Tomás, Martin, Kathy
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2021
• Subjects: Ecology; FOS Biological sciences; subalpine; biodiversity monitoring; avian diversity; high mountain biodiversity; bird surveys; ARUs; British Columbia; Canada; Kitimat; Nechako; Stikine; First Nations; Tsimshian; Tsimshian*
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.s4mw6m96d; https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.s4mw6m96d

Accurate biodiversity and population monitoring is a requirement for effective conservation decision-making. Survey method bias is therefore a concern, particularly when research programs face logistical and cost limitations. We employed point counts (PCs) and autonomous recording units (ARUs) to su...