Sampling large landscapes with small-scale stratification-User's Manual
Open-File Report
2011-1247
By: Jonathan Bart
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Abstract
This manual explains procedures for partitioning a large landscape into plots, assigning the plots to strata, and selecting plots in each stratum to be surveyed. These steps are referred to as the "sampling large landscapes (SLL) process." We assume that users of the manual have a moderate knowledge of ArcGIS and Microsoft ® Excel. The manual is written for a single user but in many cases, some steps will be carried out by a biologist designing the survey and some steps will be carried out by a quantitative assistant. Thus, the manual essentially may be passed back and forth between these users. The SLL process primarily has been used to survey birds, and we refer to birds as subjects of the counts. The process, however, could be used to count any objects. ®
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Sampling large landscapes with small-scale stratification-User's Manual |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2011-1247 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20111247 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center |
| Description | iv, 14 p. |
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