World Pheasant Association :: Scientist Training Workshop

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Day 1:

Introduction to Field Research

Presentations

Research Basics

Readings - Suggestions on what should go where?? Easy to fix.

Large-scale Survey Design

Sampling & Parameter Estimation

Accuracy and Precision

Null Hypothesis Testing

Rigorous Science: "Raising the Bar"

Using Action Plans Appropriately

Day 2:

Designing a Field Project

Presentations

Designing Field Projects

Estimating Abundance of Galliformes :: Part 1

Introduction

Presence/Absence Survey Studies

Introduction

Presentations

Estimating Distribution & Abundance of Galliformes Using Presence Absence Data

Readings

Estimating Site Occupancy Rates

Estimating Site Occupancy, Colonization, and Local Extinction

Estimating False-negative Error Rates

Practical Application

Program PRESENCE (Download)

Presence Sample Data (Requires PRESENCE)

R Statistical Programming Language (Download)

Observer Error Example (Requires R)

Final Analysis and Wrap-up

Day 3:

Estimating Abundance of Galliformes :: Part 2

Distance Sampling

Introduction

Presentations

Estimating the Abundance of Galliformes

Readings

Estimating Abundance with Distance Based Methods

Distance Sampling Methods

Program DISTANCE Manual (29 mb .zip file)

Practical Applications

Program DISTANCE

Sample Distance Data (from Nurul Winarni)

Sample Distance File (Requires DISTANCE)

Final Analysis and Wrap-up

Day 4:

Using Radio Telemetry

Introduction to Basics

Presentations

Experimental Design and Telemetry

Propogation of Radio Waves

Transmitter Design and Galliformes

Readings

Transmitter Design and Galliformes

Assessing Demographic Parameters

Presentations

Survival Analysis

Readings

Assessing Habitat

Presentations

Compositional Analysis

Habitat Analysis

Readings

Compositional Analysis

Practical Applications

Trigonometry Introduction (MS Word Document)

Triangulation Exercise (MS Word Document)

Triangulation Data Sheets (MS Excel Document)

Summary

© 2004; World Pheasant Association/BirdLife International/IUCN-Species Survival Commission Patridge, Quail, and Francolin Specialist Group. All rights reserved. Last Update October, 2004

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