Observer error in vegetation surveys: a review

Observation bias and its causes in botanical surveys on high-alpine summits

(2014) Sarah Burg et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Choosing a DIVA: a comparison of emerging digital imagery vegetation analysis techniques

(2013) Christopher F. Jorgensen et al.   APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE

Nestedness in insular floras: spatiotemporal variation and underlying mechanisms

(2013) Lloyd W. Morrison   Journal of Plant Ecology

Systematic underestimation resulting from measurement error in score-based ecological indices

(2012) Emma J. Gorrod et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Perspectives - Minimizing Observer Bias in Behavioral Studies: A Review and Recommendations

(2012) Gordon M. Burghardt et al.   ETHOLOGY

Improving visual estimation through active feedback

(2012) Bonnie C. Wintle et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Non-detection errors in a survey of persistent, highly-detectable vegetation species

(2011) Kenneth D. Clarke et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Testing the reliability of assessment of land management impacts on Scottish upland vegetation

(2011) Angus J. MacDonald   Plant Ecology & Diversity

Field Test of Digital Photography Biomass Estimation Technique in Tallgrass Prairie

(2011) Sherry A. Leis et al.   Rangeland Ecology & Management

Automated estimation of foliage cover in forest understorey from digital nadir images

(2011) Craig Macfarlane et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Estimating detection–effort curves for plants using search experiments

(2010) Joslin L. Moore et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Reproducibility of species lists, visual cover estimates and frequency methods for recording high-mountain vegetation

(2010) Pascal Vittoz et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Factors affecting detection probability in plant distribution studies

(2009) Guoke Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Could we obtain better estimates of plot species richness from multiple-observer plant censuses?

(2009) Frédéric Archaux   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

In the eye of the beholder: bias and stochastic variation in cover estimates

(2009) Johan Bergstedt et al.   PLANT ECOLOGY

Observer variation in field assessments of vegetation condition: Implications for biodiversity conservation

(2009) Emma J. Gorrod et al.   ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT & RESTORATION

How you count counts: the importance of methods research in applied ecology

(2008) Chris S. Elphick   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Monitoring Lesquerella filiformis Rollins (Missouri bladderpod): Application and Evaluation of a Grid-based Survey Approach

(2008) Craig C. Young et al.   NATURAL AREAS JOURNAL

Can we reliably estimate species richness with large plots? an assessment through calibration training

(2008) Frédéric Archaux et al.   PLANT ECOLOGY

Precision, Repeatability, and Efficiency of Two Canopy-Cover Estimate Methods in Northern Great Plains Vegetation

(2008) Amy J. Symstad et al.   Rangeland Ecology & Management

Repeatability of cover estimates?

(2008) David Cheal   ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT & RESTORATION