The importance of evaluating standard monitoring methods: Observer bias and detection probabilities for moose pellet group surveys

• Anne Loosen ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: annie.loosen@gmail.com

  Current address: University of Northern British Columbia, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada; Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, Canmore, Alberta, Canada

  Affiliation Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management- Evenstad, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Elverum, Norway

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6145-4044

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• Olivier Devineau,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management- Evenstad, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Elverum, Norway

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7625-2816

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• Barbara Zimmermann,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management- Evenstad, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Elverum, Norway

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5133-9379

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• Karen Marie Mathisen

  Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management- Evenstad, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Elverum, Norway

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