Line Transect Sampling - Introduction to Ecological Sampling - page 59

TABLE 4.2
Sperm Whale Density and Abundance Estimates in Spring 2005 in the Gulf of California, Mexico
Strata Northern Central Southern

Parameter E % CV LCL UCL E % CV LCL UCL E % CV LCL UCL

n / L 0 — — — 0.071 95.25 0.013 0.389 0.038 41.90 0.017 0.086

D 0 — — — 0.021 102.11 0.003 0.121 0.011 55.77 0.004 0.031

N 0 — — — 595 102.11 103 3,427 987 55.77 353 2,759

Note: E, estimate; LCL, 95% Lower Conidence Limit; UCL, 95% Upper Conidence Limit; n / L , encounter rate, No. ⋅ km -1 ; D , density,
No. ⋅ km -2 ; N , abundance.