Multi-species occurrence models to evaluate the effects of conservation and management actions

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 479-484

  Zipkin, Elise F ^a   Andrew Royle, J ^a   Dawson, Deanna K ^a   Bates, Scott ^b  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Bird communities; Distribution modeling; Hierarchical modeling; Non target species; Occurrence modeling; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BIRD; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEER; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; HUNTING; NONTARGET ORGANISM; POPULATION REGULATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

AVES; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 73649101692     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.11.016     Document Type: Article

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