Sampling strategies for species with high breeding-site fidelity: A case study in burrow-nesting seabirds

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Arneill, Gavin E., Perrins, Christopher M., Wood, Matt J., Murphy, David, Pisani, Luca, Jessopp, Mark J., Quinn, John L.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2019
• Subjects: Research Article; Four Islands; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6711508/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31454375; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221625

Sampling approaches used to census and monitor populations of flora and fauna are diverse, ranging from simple random sampling to complex hierarchal stratified designs. Usually the approach taken is determined by the spatial and temporal distribution of the study population, along with other charact...