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The first ever European-wide study of bird monitoring practices reveals a wide range of monitoring protocols. The researchers provide recommendations for improving bird monitoring programmes, in particular, for those involving large numbers of volunteers. The study was published in Pensoft’s Open Access journal Nature Conservation.
See Policy Brief (PDF) by "Science for Environment Policy": European Commission DG Environment News Alert Service
Original source:
Schmeller D, Henle K, Loyau A, Besnard A, Henry PY (2012) Bird-monitoring in Europe – a first overview of practices, motivations and aims. Nature Conservation 2: 41-57. doi: 10.3897/natureconservation.2.3644