Occupancy in community-level studies
April 3, 2018
Another type of multi-species studies, are those focused on community-level metrics such as species richness. In this chapter we detail how some of the single-species occupancy models described in earlier chapters have been applied, or extended, for use in such studies, while accounting for imperfect detection. We highlight how Bayesian methods using MCMC are particularly useful in such settings to easily calculate relevant community-level summaries based on presence/absence data. These modeling approaches can be used to assess richness at a single point in time, or to investigate changes in the species pool over time.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2018 |
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Title | Occupancy in community-level studies |
DOI | 10.1016/B978-0-12-407197-1.00020-X |
Authors | Darryl I. MacKenzie, James D. Nichols, Andy Royle, Kenneth H. Pollock, Larissa L. Bailey, James E. Hines |
Publication Type | Book Chapter |
Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
Index ID | 70196352 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |