Occupancy estimation and modeling : inferring patterns and dynamics of species occurrence / Darryl I. MacKenzie, Proteus, Dunedin, New Zealand, James D. Nichols, Crofton MD, USA, J. Andrew Royle, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel MD, USA, Kenneth H. Pollock, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA, Larissa L. Bailey, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA, James E. Hines, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel MD, USA.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 597-630) and index.
Contents:
Part I. background and concepts. 1. Introduction ; 2. Occupancy applications ; 3. Fundamental principles of statistical inference -- Part II. Single-species, single-season occupancy models. 4. Basic presence/absence situation ; 5. Beyond two occupancy states ; 6. Extensions to basic approaches ; 7. Modeling heterogeneous detection probabilities -- Part III. Single-species, multiple-season occupancy. 8. Basic presence/absence situation ; 9. More than two occupancy states ; 10. Further topics -- Part IV. Study design. 11. Design of single-season occupancy studies ; 12. Multiple-season study design -- Part V. Advanced topics. 13. Integrated modeling of habitat and occupancy dynamics ; 14. Species co-occurrence ; 15. Occupancy in community-level studies ; 16. Final comments.
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