Spatio-Temporal Models for Ecologists

ISBN-13: 9781032531014 / Angielski / Twarda / 2024 / 296 str.

Kasper Kristensen

Opis

This book introduces a minimal set of principles and numerical techniques for spatio-temporal statistics that can be used to implement a wide range of real-world ecological analyses regarding animal movement, population dynamics, community composition, causal attribution, and spatial dynamics.

Spis treści

Part 1: Introductory  1. Statistical models for individual-based processes  2. Hierarchical models and Laplace approximation  Part 2: Basic  3. Population dynamics and state-space models  4. Individual movement  5. Spatial models  6. Spatial sampling designs and analysis  7. Covariates affecting densities and detectability  Part 3: Advanced  8. Spatio-temporal models with seasonal or multi-year dynamics  9. Ecological teleconnections  10. Population movement and habitat selection  11. Multispecies models for community diversity and biogeography  12. A decadal forecast for spatio-temporal models  A. Acknowledgements  B. Appendices

 

O autorze

James Thorson is a statistical ecologist at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center within the National Marine Fisheries Service. His research interests include population dynamics, life-history theory, and methods for the sustainable management of natural resources.  He has taught graduate-level courses in hierarchical modelling and spatio-temporal statistics at University of Washington.

Kasper Kristensen is a Senior Researcher at Danish Technical University.  His research interests include spatio-temporal statistics and computational methods.  He developed the R-package TMB, which is seeing increased use throughout ecology. For example, TMB is the computational backend for R-package glmmTMB, which has been cited over 3000 times from 2017-2022.