Capture Recapture

Author : George A. F. Seber,Matthew R. Schofield
Publisher : Springer
Page : 663 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-13
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783030181871

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Capture-Recapture: Parameter Estimation for Open Animal Populations by George A. F. Seber,Matthew R. Schofield Pdf

This comprehensive book, rich with applications, offers a quantitative framework for the analysis of the various capture-recapture models for open animal populations, while also addressing associated computational methods. The state of our wildlife populations provides a litmus test for the state of our environment, especially in light of global warming and the increasing pollution of our land, seas, and air. In addition to monitoring our food resources such as fisheries, we need to protect endangered species from the effects of human activities (e.g. rhinos, whales, or encroachments on the habitat of orangutans). Pests must be be controlled, whether insects or viruses, and we need to cope with growing feral populations such as opossums, rabbits, and pigs. Accordingly, we need to obtain information about a given population’s dynamics, concerning e.g. mortality, birth, growth, breeding, sex, and migration, and determine whether the respective population is increasing , static, or declining. There are many methods for obtaining population information, but the most useful (and most work-intensive) is generically known as “capture-recapture,” where we mark or tag a representative sample of individuals from the population and follow that sample over time using recaptures, resightings, or dead recoveries. Marks can be natural, such as stripes, fin profiles, and even DNA; or artificial, such as spots on insects. Attached tags can, for example, be simple bands or streamers, or more sophisticated variants such as radio and sonic transmitters. To estimate population parameters, sophisticated and complex mathematical models have been devised on the basis of recapture information and computer packages. This book addresses the analysis of such models. It is primarily intended for ecologists and wildlife managers who wish to apply the methods to the types of problems discussed above, though it will also benefit researchers and graduate students in ecology. Familiarity with basic statistical concepts is essential.

Author : J. Andrew Royle,Richard B. Chandler,Rahel Sollmann,Beth Gardner
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780124071520

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Spatial Capture-Recapture by J. Andrew Royle,Richard B. Chandler,Rahel Sollmann,Beth Gardner Pdf

Spatial Capture-Recapture provides a comprehensive how-to manual with detailed examples of spatial capture-recapture models based on current technology and knowledge. Spatial Capture-Recapture provides you with an extensive step-by-step analysis of many data sets using different software implementations. The authors' approach is practical – it embraces Bayesian and classical inference strategies to give the reader different options to get the job done. In addition, Spatial Capture-Recapture provides data sets, sample code and computing scripts in an R package. Comprehensive reference on revolutionary new methods in ecology makes this the first and only book on the topic Every methodological element has a detailed worked example with a code template, allowing you to learn by example Includes an R package that contains all computer code and data sets on companion website

Author : Steven C. Amstrup,Trent L. McDonald,Bryan F. J. Manly
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400837717

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Handbook of Capture-Recapture Analysis by Steven C. Amstrup,Trent L. McDonald,Bryan F. J. Manly Pdf

Every day, biologists in parkas, raincoats, and rubber boots go into the field to capture and mark a variety of animal species. Back in the office, statisticians create analytical models for the field biologists' data. But many times, representatives of the two professions do not fully understand one another's roles. This book bridges this gap by helping biologists understand state-of-the-art statistical methods for analyzing capture-recapture data. In so doing, statisticians will also become more familiar with the design of field studies and with the real-life issues facing biologists. Reliable outcomes of capture-recapture studies are vital to answering key ecological questions. Is the population increasing or decreasing? Do more or fewer animals have a particular characteristic? In answering these questions, biologists cannot hope to capture and mark entire populations. And frequently, the populations change unpredictably during a study. Thus, increasingly sophisticated models have been employed to convert data into answers to ecological questions. This book, by experts in capture-recapture analysis, introduces the most up-to-date methods for data analysis while explaining the theory behind those methods. Thorough, concise, and portable, it will be immensely useful to biologists, biometricians, and statisticians, students in both fields, and anyone else engaged in the capture-recapture process.

Author : Rachel S. McCrea,Byron J. T. Morgan
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781439836606

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Analysis of Capture-Recapture Data by Rachel S. McCrea,Byron J. T. Morgan Pdf

An important first step in studying the demography of wild animals is to identify the animals uniquely through applying markings, such as rings, tags, and bands. Once the animals are encountered again, researchers can study different forms of capture-recapture data to estimate features, such as the mortality and size of the populations. Capture-rec

Author : Dankmar Bohning,Peter G.M. van der Heijden,John Bunge
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 599 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781351647977

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Capture-Recapture Methods for the Social and Medical Sciences by Dankmar Bohning,Peter G.M. van der Heijden,John Bunge Pdf

Capture-recapture methods have been used in biology and ecology for more than 100 years. However, it is only recently that these methods have become popular in the social and medical sciences to estimate the size of elusive populations such as illegal immigrants, illicit drug users, or people with a drinking problem. Capture-Recapture Methods for the Social and Medical Sciences brings together important developments which allow the application of these methods. It has contributions from more than 40 researchers, and is divided into eight parts, including topics such as ratio regression models, capture-recapture meta-analysis, extensions of single and multiple source models, latent variable models and Bayesian approaches. The book is suitable for everyone who is interested in applying capture-recapture methods in the social and medical sciences. Furthermore, it is also of interest to those working with capture-recapture methods in biology and ecology, as there are some important developments covered in the book that also apply to these classical application areas.

Author : Gary C. White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Animal populations
ISBN : UOM:39015005839421

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Capture-recapture and Removal Methods for Sampling Closed Populations by Gary C. White Pdf

The problem of estimating animal abundance is common in wildlife management and environmental impact assessment. Capture-recapture and removal methods are often used to estimate population size. Statistical Inference From Capture Data On Closed Animal Populations, a monograph by Otis et al. (1978), provides us with a comprehensive synthesis of much of the wildlife and statistical literature on the methods, as well as some extensions of the general theory. In our primer, we focus on capture-recapture and removal methods for trapping studies in which a population is assumed to be closed and do not treat open-population models, such as the Jolly-Seber model, or catch-effort methods in any detail. The primer, written for students interested in population estimation, is intended for use with the more theoretical monograph.

Author : Linda J. Young,Jerry Young
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781475728293

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Statistical Ecology by Linda J. Young,Jerry Young Pdf

Covering a wide range of disciplines, this book explains the formulae, techniques, and methods used in field ecology. By providing an awareness of the statistical foundation for existing methods, the book will make biologists more aware of the strengths and possible weaknesses of procedures employed, and statisticians more appreciative of the needs of the field ecologist. Unique to this book is a focus on ecological data for single-species populations, from sampling through modeling. Examples come from real situations in pest management, forestry, wildlife biology, plant protection, and environmental studies, as well as from classical ecology. All those using this book will acquire a strong foundation in the statistical methods of modern ecological research. This textbook is for late undergraduate and graduate students, and for professionals.

Author : Michael Begon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Animal marking
ISBN : UCSD:31822020647509

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Investigating Animal Abundance by Michael Begon Pdf

Author : D.R. McCullough,R.H. Barrett
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1156 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789401128681

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Wildlife 2001: Populations by D.R. McCullough,R.H. Barrett Pdf

In 1984, a conference called Wildlife 2000: Modeling habitat relationships of terrestrial vertebrates, was held at Stanford Sierra Camp at Fallen Leaf Lake in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. The conference was well-received, and the published volume (Verner, J. , M. L. Morrison, and C. J. Ralph, editors. 1986. Wildlife 2000: modeling habitat relationships of terrestrial vertebrates, University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wisconsin, USA) proved to be a landmark publication that received a book award by The Wildlife Society. Wildlife 2001: populations was a followup conference with emphasis on the other major biological field of wildlife conservation and management, populations. It was held on July 29-31, 1991, at the Oakland Airport Hilton Hotel in Oakland, California, in accordance with our intent that this conference have a much stronger international representation than did Wildlife 2000. The goal of the conference was to bring together an international group of specialists to address the state of the art in wildlife population dynamics, and set the agenda for future research and management on the threshold of the 21st century. The mix of specialists included workers in theoretical, as well as practical, aspects of wildlife conservation and management. Three general sessions covered methods, modelling, and conservation of threatened species.

Author : J.L Laake,D.G. Robertson,Steven C. Amstrup
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1999-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9058090434

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Marine Mammal Survey and Assessment Methods by J.L Laake,D.G. Robertson,Steven C. Amstrup Pdf

This volume comprises the proceedings of a symposium on marine mammal survey assessment methods, which took place in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Author : Lori Ann Wibert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Abused women
ISBN : MSU:31293018200307

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The Application of Capture-recapture for Indirect Population Estimation by Lori Ann Wibert Pdf

Author : Jamie Wheal
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780062905499

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Recapture the Rapture by Jamie Wheal Pdf

“A highly personal, richly informed and culturally wide-ranging meditation on the loss of meaning in our times and on pathways to rediscovering it.” —Gabor Maté, MD, author of In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction A neuroanthropologist maps out a revolutionary new practice—Hedonic Engineering—that combines the best of neuroscience and optimal psychology. It’s an intensive program of breathing, movement, and sexuality that mends trauma, heightens inspiration and tightens connections—helping us wake up, grow up, and show up for a world that needs us all. This is a book about a big idea. And the idea is this: Slowly over the past few decades, and now suddenly, all at once, we’re suffering from a collapse in Meaning. Fundamentalism and nihilism are filling that vacuum, with consequences that affect us all. In a world that needs us at our best, diseases of despair, tribalism, and disaster fatigue are leaving us at our worst. It’s vital that we regain control of the stories we’re telling because they are shaping the future we’re creating. To do that, we have to remember our deepest inspiration, heal our pain and apathy, and connect to each other like never before. If we can do that, we’ve got a shot at solving the big problems we face. And if we can’t? Well, the dustbin of history has swallowed civilizations older and fancier than ours. This book is divided into three parts. The first, Choose Your Own Apocalypse, takes a look at our current Meaning Crisis--where we are today, why it’s so hard to make sense of the world, what might be coming next, and what to do about it. It also makes a case that many of our efforts to cope, whether anxiety and denial, or tribalism and identity politics, are likely making things worse. The middle section, The Alchemist Cookbook, applies the creative firm IDEO’s design thinking to the Meaning Crisis. This is where the book gets hands on--taking a look at the strongest evolutionary drivers that can bring about inspiration, healing, and connection. From breathing, to movement, sexuality, music, and substances--these are the everyday tools to help us wake up, grow up, and show up. AKA--how to blow yourself sky high with household materials. And the best part? They’re accessible, by anyone anywhere, no middleman required. Transcendence democratized. The final third of the book, Ethical Cult Building, focuses on the tricky nature of putting these kinds of experiences into gear and into culture—because, anytime in the past when we’ve figured out combinations of peak states and deep healing, we’ve almost always ended up with problematic culty communities. Playing with fire has left a lot of people burned. This section lays out a roadmap for sparking a thousand fires around the world--each one unique and tailored to the needs and values of its participants. Think of it as an open-source toolkit for building ethical culture. In Recapture the Rapture, we’re taking radical research out of the extremes and applying it to the mainstream--to the broader social problem of healing, believing, and belonging. It’s providing answers to the questions we face: how to replace blind faith with direct experience, how to move from broken to whole, and how to cure isolation with connection. Said even more plainly, it shows us how to revitalize our bodies, boost our creativity, rekindle our relationships, and answer once and for all the questions of why we are here and what do we do now? In a world that needs the best of us from the rest of us, this is a book that shows us how to get it done.

Author : Kenneth Hugh Pollock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951P01123537U

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A Capture-recapture Sampling Design Robust to Unequal Catachability by Kenneth Hugh Pollock Pdf

Author : Alex Córdoba-Aguilar
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191552236

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Dragonflies and Damselflies by Alex Córdoba-Aguilar Pdf

Dragonflies and Damselflies documents the latest advances in odonate biology and relates these to a broader ecological and evolutionary research agenda. Despite being one of the smallest insect orders, dragonflies offer a number of advantages for both laboratory and field studies. In fact, they have been crucial to the advancement of our understanding of insect ecology and evolution. This book provides a critical summary of the major advances in these fields. Contributions from many of the leading researchers in dragonfly biology offer new perspectives and paradigms as well as additional, unpublished, data. The editor has carefully assembled a mix of theoretical and applied chapters (including those addressing conservation and monitoring) and achieves a balance of emerging and established research topics, providing suggestions for future study in each case. This accessible text is not about dragonflies per se but an essential source of knowledge that describes how different sets of evolutionary and ecological principles/ideas have been tested on a particular taxon. It will therefore be suitable for graduate students and researchers in entomology, evolutionary biology, population and behavioural ecology, and conservation biology. It will of course be of particular interest and use to those working on insects and an indispensable reference text for odonate biologists.

Author : Taylor B. Seybolt,Jay D. Aronson,Baruch Fischhoff
Publisher : Studies in Strategic Peacebuil
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199977314

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Counting Civilian Casualties by Taylor B. Seybolt,Jay D. Aronson,Baruch Fischhoff Pdf

Counting Civilian Casualties aims to promote open scientific dialogue by high lighting the strengths and weaknesses of the most commonly used casualty recording and estimation techniques in an understandable format.