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Aerial Photography In Estimating Waterfowl Populations In Northern Utah, Timothy H. Provan
Aerial Photography In Estimating Waterfowl Populations In Northern Utah, Timothy H. Provan
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this project was to evaluate effectiveness of aerial photography as a waterfowl census technique. An aerial photographic pattern was formulated and tested during the spring and fall months of 1971 and 1972 at Ogden Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Weber County, Utah. The reliability and feasibility of the technique for censusing waterfowl proved effective and practical.
Eight flights per season, 4 routes per flight, and 30 photos per route taken over unit 1 of the Ogden Bay Waterfowl Management Area was the experimental design or pattern for the study. The level of accuracy and the cost involved with …