Keywords
breeding census
Google Earth
GPS
quadrate count
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Abstract
Quadrat count of Pygmy cormorant colony was tested using the GPS and free Earth observation software. This technique proved useful in field research by reducing time in the field, but also showed significantly
different results in comparison to the distant count method.
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