James Hines
Jim Hines is a computer scientist, working with USGS and non-agency biologists developing methods and computer software for estimation of ecological parameters. He also maintains a web-server used to communicate results of the North American Breeding Bird Survey as well as software written by current and former EESC scientists.
Jim Hines started with the USFWS in 1977 as a part-time computer clerk. After obtaining a BS in Math, he became a full-time computer programmer, then computer specialist and computer scientist. He is co-author on 2 books,
Professional Experience
1977-present USFWS, NBS, USGS - Computer clerk, programmer, specialist, scientist.
Education and Certifications
Hon Dsc. University of Florda, 2023
B.S. University of Maryland, Mathematics, 1979.
Honors and Awards
2016 - Biometrics Working Group Special Recognition Award
2015 - U.S. Geological Survey Distinguished Service Award
2012 - U.S. Geological Survey Meritorious Service Award
2012 - The Wildlife Society's Wildlife Publication Award for Book
1991 - The Wildlife Society's Wildlife Publication Award for Monograph
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A double-observer approach for estimating detection probability and abundance from point counts
Monitoring survival rates of Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus at multiple spatial scales
COMDYN: Software to study the dynamics of animal communities using a capture-recapture approach
Program RDSURVIV: An estimation tool for capture-recapture data collected under Pollock's robust design
COMDYN: Software to study the dynamics of animal communities using a capture-recapture approach
Development and application of a mark-recapture model incorporating predicted sex and transitory behaviour
Annual survival of Snail Kites in Florida: Radio telemetry versus capture-resighting data
Development and application of a mark-recapture model incorporating predicted sex and transitory behaviour
Program RDSURVIV: An estimation tool for capture-recapture data collected under Pollock's robust design
Are adult nonbreeders prudent parents? The kittiwake model
Higher temporal variability of forest breeding bird communities in fragmented landscapes
Estimating species richness: The importance of heterogeneity in species detectability
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A double-observer approach for estimating detection probability and abundance from point counts
Although point counts are frequently used in ornithological studies, basic assumptions about detection probabilities often are untested. We apply a double-observer approach developed to estimate detection probabilities for aerial surveys (Cook and Jacobson 1979) to avian point counts. At each point count, a designated 'primary' observer indicates to another ('secondary') observer all birds detecAuthorsJ. D. Nichols, J. E. Hines, J.R. Sauer, F.W. Fallon, J.E. Fallon, P.J. HeglundMonitoring survival rates of Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus at multiple spatial scales
We estimated survival rates of Swainson's Thrush, a common, neotropical, migratory landbird, at multiple spatial scales, using data collected in the western USA from the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship Programme. We evaluated statistical power to detect spatially heterogeneous survival rates and exponentially declining survival rates among spatial scales with simulated populations pAuthorsD.K. Rosenberg, D.F. DeSante, K.S. McKelvey, James E. HinesCOMDYN: Software to study the dynamics of animal communities using a capture-recapture approach
COMDYN is a set of programs developed for estimation of parameters associated with community dynamics using count data from two locations or time periods. It is Internet-based, allowing remote users either to input their own data, or to use data from the North American Breeding Bird Survey for analysis. COMDYN allows probability of detection to vary among species and among locations and time perAuthorsJ. E. Hines, T. Boulinier, J. D. Nichols, J.R. Sauer, K. H. PollockProgram RDSURVIV: An estimation tool for capture-recapture data collected under Pollock's robust design
Several papers have demonstrated the advantages of collecting capture-recapture data using subsamples (i.e. Pollock's robust design). Compared with a standard design (i.e. one sample per period), this approach (1) permits the estimation of more demographic parameters and (2) in many cases produces more efficient estimators. Program SURVIV is a powerful tool for computing parameter estimates underAuthorsW. L. Kendall, J. E. HinesCOMDYN: Software to study the dynamics of animal communities using a capture-recapture approach
COMDYN is a set of programs developed for estimation of parameters associated with community dynamics using count data from two locations or time periods. It is Internet-based, allowing remote users either to input their own data, or to use data from the North American Breeding Bird Survey for analysis. COMDYN allows probability of detection to vary among species and among locations and time perioAuthorsJ. E. Hines, T. Boulinier, J. D. Nichols, J.R. Sauer, K.H. PollockDevelopment and application of a mark-recapture model incorporating predicted sex and transitory behaviour
We developed an extension of Cormack-Jolly-Seber models to handle a complex mark-recapture problem in which (a) the sex of birds cannot be determined prior to first moult, but can be predicted on the basis of body measurements, and (b) a significant portion of captured birds appear to be transients (i.e. are captured once but leave the area or otherwise become 'untrappable'). We applied this methoAuthorsM.J. Conroy, J.C. Senar, J. E. Hines, J. DomenechAnnual survival of Snail Kites in Florida: Radio telemetry versus capture-resighting data
We estimated annual survival of Snail Kites (Rostrhamus sociabilis) in Florida using the Kaplan-Meier estimator with data from 271 radio-tagged birds over a three-year period and capture-recapture (resighting) models with data from 1,319 banded birds over a six-year period. We tested the hypothesis that survival differed among three age classes using both data sources. We tested additional hypotheAuthorsR.E. Bennetts, V.J. Dreitz, W.M. Kitchens, J. E. Hines, J. D. NicholsDevelopment and application of a mark-recapture model incorporating predicted sex and transitory behaviour
We developed an extension of Cormack-Jolly-Seber models to handle a complex mark-recapture problem in which (a) the sex of birds cannot be determined prior to first moult, but can be predicted on the basis of body measurements, and (b) a significant portion of captured birds appear to be transients (i.e. are captured once but leave the area or otherwise become ' untrappable'). We applied this metAuthorsM.J. Conroy, J.C. Senar, J. E. Hines, J. DomènechProgram RDSURVIV: An estimation tool for capture-recapture data collected under Pollock's robust design
Several papers have demonstrated the advantages of collecting capture- recapture data using subsamples (i.e. Pollock's robust design). Compared with a standard design (i.e. one sample per period), this approach (1) permits the estimation of more demographic parameters and (2) in many cases produces more efficient estimators. Program SURVIV is a powerful tool for computing parameter estimates underAuthorsW. L. Kendall, J. E. HinesAre adult nonbreeders prudent parents? The kittiwake model
Understanding evolutionary consequences of intermittent breeding (nonbreeding in individuals that previously bred) requires investigation of the relationships between adult breeding state and two demographic parameters: survival probability and subsequent breeding probability. One major difficulty raised by comparing the demographic features of breeders and nonbreeders as estimated from capture–reAuthorsEmmanuelle Cam, James E. Hines, J. -Y. Monnat, James D. Nichols, Etienne DanchinHigher temporal variability of forest breeding bird communities in fragmented landscapes
Understanding the relationship between animal community dynamics and landscape structure has become a priority for biodiversity conservation. In particular, predicting the effects of habitat destruction that confine species to networks of small patches is an important prerequisite to conservation plan development. Theoretical models that predict the occurrence of species in fragmented landscapes,AuthorsT. Boulinier, James D. Nichols, James E. Hines, John R. Sauer, Curtis H. Flather, Kenneth H. PollockEstimating species richness: The importance of heterogeneity in species detectability
Estimating species richness (i.e., the actual number of species present in a given area) is a basic objective of many field studies carried out in community ecology and is also of crucial concern when dealing with the conservation and management of biodiversity. In most studies, the total number of species recorded in an area at a given time is taken as a measure of species richness. Here we use aAuthorsT. Boulinier, James D. Nichols, John R. Sauer, James E. Hines, K. H. Pollock - Web Tools
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