Appendix 1. General references to monitoring methods and techniques Methods Technique Notes Suitable for species References and examples Breeding Dispersed Area count This can be applied in case grebes and divers, International scheme for dispersed breeding species in breeding of (smaller) waterbodies waders Europe is the Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring distribution and fields. It can either Scheme (PECBMS) include totals counted per area or use territory mapping. General descriptions of the territory mapping can be found in Bibby et al. (2002), Gregory et al. (2004) and Gibbons & Gregory (2006). Transect This can be applied most Waders General descriptions of transects can be found in Bibby typically in case of narrow et al. (2002)1, Gregory et al. (2004)2 and Gibbons & linear waterbodies (canals, Gregory (2006)3. rivers) and in large, open habitats for species in Scandinavian wader monitoring: low densities Point counts Often used in common bird Crakes vocalisation General descriptions of counts can be found in monitoring schemes playback) and sometimes Bibby et al. (2002)1, Gregory et al. (2004)2 and focusing on passerines. ducks (Finland) waders Gibbons & Gregory (2006)3. (e.g. in Norway) Finnish transect for ducks:
Appendix 1. General references to monitoring methods and techniques Methods Technique Notes Suitable for species References and examples Breeding Dispersed breeding distribution Area count This can be applied in case of (smaller) waterbodies and fields. It can either include totals counted per area or use territory mapping. grebes and divers, waders International scheme for dispersed breeding species in Europe is the Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (PECBMS) General descriptions of the territory mapping can be found in Bibby et al. (2002), Gregory et al. (2004) and Gibbons & Gregory (2006). Transect This can be applied most typically in case of narrow linear waterbodies (canals, rivers) and in large, open habitats for species in low densities Waders General descriptions of transects can be found in Bibby et al. (2002)1, Gregory et al. (2004)2 and Gibbons & Gregory (2006)3. Scandinavian wader monitoring: Point counts Often used in common bird monitoring schemes focusing on passerines. Crakes vocalisation playback) and sometimes ducks (Finland) waders (e.g. in Norway) General descriptions of counts can be found in Bibby et al. (2002)1, Gregory et al. (2004)2 and Gibbons & Gregory (2006)3. Finnish transect for ducks:
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