A spatial model of bird abundance as adjusted for detection probability
Ecography
By: P. M. Gorresen, G.P. Mcmillan, R.J. Camp, and T.K. Pratt
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Abstract
Modeling the spatial distribution of animals can be complicated by spatial and temporal effects (i.e. spatial autocorrelation and trends in abundance over time) and other factors such as imperfect detection probabilities and observation-related nuisance variables. Recent advances in modeling have demonstrated various approaches that handle most of these factors but which require a degree of sampling effort (e.g. replication) not available to many field studies. We present a two-step approach that addresses these challenges to spatially model species abundance. Habitat, spatial and temporal variables were handled with a Bayesian approach which facilitated modeling hierarchically structured data. Predicted abundance was subsequently adjusted to account for imperfect detection and the area effectively sampled for each species. We provide examples of our modeling approach for two endemic Hawaiian nectarivorous honeycreepers: 'i'iwi Vestiaria coccinea and 'apapane Himatione sanguinea. ?? 2009 Ecography.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A spatial model of bird abundance as adjusted for detection probability |
| Series title | Ecography |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2008.05646.x |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Ecography |
| First page | 291 |
| Last page | 298 |
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