Thanks Morena and Lucy for your clarification on one of the terms i was having more trouble with, that makes more sense now. My question would be, if the ESW is thin, might you decide to do more transects to increase detectability?
I have been struggling to pick what has not been covered in the discussions, but I think I will go for the assumptions of distance sampling. I used these in my briefing with the team on Monday (we started counting yesterday).
Basically, emphasis on these assumptions to the team, helped with ensuring that the teams are focused and take accurate measurements. This ensures data reliability for modelling detection probabilities. In my talk, I used the “no movement” assumption, (which states that animals do not move in the presence of the observer) - to encourage discipline in team members during counting.