Evaluating the relationship between ecological and habitat conditions using hierarchical models

Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-147

  Boone, Edward L ^a   Ye, Keying ^b   Smith, Eric P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian methods; Biological monitoring; Ecological health; Spatial statistics; Stressor response

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; INDEX METHOD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 22244439840     PISSN: 10857117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/108571105X45922     Document Type: Article

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