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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Long-term fitness consequences of early conditions in the kittiwake
Adjusting multistate capture-recapture models for misclassification bias: manatee breeding proportions
Survival and recovery rates of American woodcock banded in Michigan
Estimation by capture-recapture of recruitment and dispersal over several sites
Estimating rates of local extinction and colonization in colonial species and an extension to the metapopulation and community levels
Estimating site occupancy, colonization, and local extinction when a species is detected imperfectly
Estimating site occupancy, colonization, and local extinction when a species is detected imperfectly
A removal model for estimating detection probabilities from point-count surveys
Approaches for the direct estimation of lambda, and demographic contributions to lambda, using capture-recapture data
Disentangling sampling and ecological explanations underlying species-area relationships
Identification and synthetic modeling of factors affecting American black duck populations
Investigations of potential bias in the estimation of lambda using Pradel's (1996) model for capture-recapture data
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Long-term fitness consequences of early conditions in the kittiwake
1. The long-term fitness consequences of conditions during development are receiving growing attention: they are at the interface between ecological and evolutionary processes. We addressed the influence of the length of the rearing period and 'rank' on fitness components in a long-lived seabird species with deferred breeding: the kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla). Rank, which depends on hatching orderAuthorsE. Cam, J. -Y. Monnat, J. E. HinesAdjusting multistate capture-recapture models for misclassification bias: manatee breeding proportions
Matrix population models are important tools for research and management of populations. Estimating the parameters of these models is an important step in applying them to real populations. Multistate capture-recapture methods have provided a useful means for estimating survival and parameters of transition between locations or life history states but have mostly relied on the assumption that thAuthorsW. L. Kendall, J. E. Hines, J. D. NicholsSurvival and recovery rates of American woodcock banded in Michigan
American woodcock (Scolopax minor) population indices have declined since U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) monitoring began in 1968. Management to stop and/or reverse this population trend has been hampered by the lack of recent information on woodcock population parameters. Without recent information on survival rate trends, managers have had to assume that the recent declines in recruitmenAuthorsDavid G. Krementz, James E. Hines, David R. LuukkonenEstimation by capture-recapture of recruitment and dispersal over several sites
Dispersal in animal populations is intimately linked with accession to reproduction, i.e. recruitment, and population regulation. Dispersal processes are thus a key component of population dynamics to the same extent as reproduction or mortality processes. Despite the growing interest in spatial aspects of population dynamics, the methodology for estimating dispersal, in particular in relation witAuthorsJ.D. Lebreton, J. E. Hines, R. Pradel, J. D. Nichols, J. A. SpendelowEstimating rates of local extinction and colonization in colonial species and an extension to the metapopulation and community levels
Coloniality has mainly been studied from an evolutionary perspective, but relatively few studies have developed methods for modelling colony dynamics. Changes in number of colonies over time provide a useful tool for predicting and evaluating the responses of colonial species to management and to environmental disturbance. Probabilistic Markov process models have been recently used to estimate colAuthorsC. Barbraud, J. D. Nichols, J. E. Hines, H. HafnerEstimating site occupancy, colonization, and local extinction when a species is detected imperfectly
Few species are likely to be so evident that they will always be detected when present. Failing to allow for the possibility that a target species was present, but undetected, at a site will lead to biased estimates of site occupancy, colonization, and local extinction probabilities. These population vital rates are often of interest in long-term monitoring programs and metapopulation studies. WeAuthorsD.I. MacKenzie, J. D. Nichols, J. E. Hines, M. G. Knutson, A.B. FranklinEstimating site occupancy, colonization, and local extinction when a species is detected imperfectly
Few species are likely to be so evident that they will always be defected when present: Failing to allow for the possibility that a target species was present, but undetected at a site will lead to biased estimates of site occupancy, colonization,and local extinction probabilities. These population vital rates are often of interest in long-term monitoring programs and metapopulation studies. We prAuthorsD.I. MacKenzie, J. D. Nichols, J. E. Hines, M. G. Knutson, A.B. FranklinA removal model for estimating detection probabilities from point-count surveys
Use of point-count surveys is a popular method for collecting data on abundance and distribution of birds. However, analyses of such data often ignore potential differences in detection probability. We adapted a removal model to directly estimate detection probability during point-count surveys. The model assumes that singing frequency is a major factor influencing probability of detection when biAuthorsG.L. Farnsworth, K. H. Pollock, J. D. Nichols, T.R. Simons, J. E. Hines, J.R. SauerApproaches for the direct estimation of lambda, and demographic contributions to lambda, using capture-recapture data
We first consider the estimation of the finite rate of population increase or population growth rate, lambda sub i, using capture-recapture data from open populations. We review estimation and modelling of lambda sub i under three main approaches to modelling open-population data: the classic approach of Jolly (1965) and Seber (1965), the superpopulation approach of Crosbie & Manly (1985) and SchAuthorsJ. D. Nichols, J. E. HinesDisentangling sampling and ecological explanations underlying species-area relationships
We used a probabilistic approach to address the influence of sampling artifacts on the form of species-area relationships (SARs). We developed a model in which the increase in observed species richness is a function of sampling effort exclusively. We assumed that effort depends on area sampled, and we generated species-area curves under that model. These curves can be realistic looking. We thenAuthorsE. Cam, J. D. Nichols, J. E. Hines, J.R. Sauer, R. Alpizar-Jara, C.H. FlatherIdentification and synthetic modeling of factors affecting American black duck populations
We reviewed the literature on factors potentially affecting the population status of American black ducks (Anas rupribes). Our review suggests that there is some support for the influence of 4 major, continental-scope factors in limiting or regulating black duck populations: 1) loss in the quantity or quality of breeding habitats; 2) loss in the quantity or quality of wintering habitats; 3) harvesAuthorsMichael J. Conroy, Mark W. Miller, James E. HinesInvestigations of potential bias in the estimation of lambda using Pradel's (1996) model for capture-recapture data
Pradel's (1996) temporal symmetry model permitting direct estimation and modelling of population growth rate, u i , provides a potentially useful tool for the study of population dynamics using marked animals. Because of its recent publication date, the approach has not seen much use, and there have been virtually no investigations directed at robustness of the resulting estimators. Here we considAuthorsJames E. Hines, James D. Nichols - Web Tools
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