Breeding Population Inventories and Measures of Recruitment

V. Examples

Throughout this chapter we have cited many examples of various methods of estimating breeding populations and recruitment rate. The development of survey and estimation procedures in North America is of special interest because of the longevity of study areas used in Canada and the development of the cooperative breeding ground surveys, which employ both aerial transects and ground study areas. In addition, many of the methods used in these surveys have influenced surveys elsewhere in North America and abroad. We will review them in detail here, report on their current status, and illustrate how data derived from these surveys are used.

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