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Ecology and Management of Avian Botulism on the Canadian Prairies

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93Table 1. Adjusted estimates <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Franklin’s gull nest density (nests/ha) <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> abundance in late May<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 1999, 2000, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2001. Estimates for 2001 were obtained from <strong>the</strong> model created in DistancePˆ ) for 2001 (0.88) was employed to adjust nest4.0. The probability <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> nest detecti<strong>on</strong> ( anestdensity estimates for 1999 <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2000. Surveys were performed <strong>on</strong> 19-27 May in 1999, 23-30May in 2000, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> 31 May in 2001.YearAdjusted nest densityAdjusted no. <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> nestsCVDˆ SE 95% CL Nˆ SE 95% CL1999 133 48 61 - 290 22,789 8,204 10,433 - 49,777 0.362000 276 41 207 - 367 38,949 5,726 29,249 - 51,864 0.152001 192 22 147 - 252 30,056 3,499 22,984 - 39,302 0.12

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