Occupancy Estimation and Modeling: Inferring Patterns and Dynamics of Species Occurrence - Softcover

MacKenzie, Darryl I.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0123995310 ISBN 13: 9780123995315

Publisher: Academic Press, 2014

Synopsis

Occupancy Estimation and Modeling is the first book to examine the latest methods in analyzing presence/absence data surveys. Using four classes of models (single-species, single-season; single-species, multiple season; multiple-species, single-season; and multiple-species, multiple-season), the authors discuss the practical sampling situation, present a likelihood-based model enabling direct estimation of the occupancy-related parameters while allowing for imperfect detectability, and make recommendations for designing studies using these models.

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Review

"MacKenzie et al. write clearly and make sensible points that are illustrated with excellent case studies and figures..." --Erica Fleishman, Stanford University, Department of Biological Sciences, for ECOLOGY

About the Author

James Nichols received a B. S. in Biology from Wake Forest Univ. M. S. in Wildlife Management from Louisiana State Univ. and Ph.D. in Wildlife Ecology from Michigan State Univ. He has spent his entire research career at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center working for the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Biological Service, and now the U. S. Geological Survey. He is currently a Senior Scientist at Patuxent. His research interests focus on the dynamics and management of animal populations and on methods for estimating population parameters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0123995310
• ISBN 13: 9780123995315
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 342