Transect width and missed observations in counting muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) from fixed-wing aircraft

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: P. Aastrup, A. Mosbech
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1993
• Subjects: muskox; census techniques; Ovibos; Greenland; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Jameson Land; ovibos moschatus; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.13.2.1096; https://doaj.org/article/4b942669e670452786f3753bc153720f

While conductioning muskox-censuses (Ovibos moschatus) in winter in Jameson Land, NE Greenland, from a fixed-wing aircraft, we examined the width of transects covered. We used a laser range-finder binocular for measuring the distance to observed groups. We found that 1000 m was a reasonable limit fo...