Hierarchical models for smoothed population indices: The importance of considering variations in trends of count data among sites

Population indices quantify changes in relative population sizes, which underpin much of basic ecology and conservation science. However, temporal changes in population counts may vary among survey sites for both ecological and artificial reasons, confounding existing population indices estimated wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ecological indicators 2012-02, Vol.13 (1), p.243-252
Hauptverfasser:	Amano, Tatsuya, Okamura, Hiroshi, Carrizo, Savrina F., Sutherland, William J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	breeding Hierarchical Bayesian models linear models Monitoring data Population change population growth Population index population size Process error surveys temporal variation water birds
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