Validating the use of generalized additive models and at-sea surveys to estimate size and temporal trends of seabird populations
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E. D. CLARKE*, L. B. SPEAR†, M. L. MCCRACKEN‡, F. F. C. MARQUES*, D. L. BORCHERS*, S. T. BUCKLAND* and D. G. AINLEY† * Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling, University of St Andrews, The Observatory, Buchanan Gardens, Fife KY16 9LZ, UK; † H.T. Harvey & Associates Ecological Consultants, 3150 Almaden Expwy, Suite 145, San Jose, CA 95118, USA; and ‡ National Marine Fisheries Service, Honolulu Laboratory, 2570 Dole St, Honolulu, HI 96822–2396, USA
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