- Source: Abundance estimation
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.
Plot sampling
Mark-recapture
Distance sampling
References
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