Sampling frequency and the analysis of light-trapping data
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Entomologist
- Vol. 11 (1) , 81-84
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00779962.1988.9722547
Abstract
Direct extrapolation of light-trapping samples to non-sampled nights may violate sampling assumptions and give rise to mis-leading results, as in 2 recent papers. Sampling objectives, sampling frequency and data analysis are all interdependent.Keywords
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- Light trap records from southern North Island hill countryNew Zealand Entomologist, 1987