Exploring sensitivity of a multistate occupancy model to inform management decisions

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1007-1016

  Green, Adam W ^a   Bailey, Larissa L ^a   Nichols, James D ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

California spotted owl; Lithobates sylvatica; Multistate model; Patch occupancy dynamics; Second order Markov; Strix occidentalis occidentalis; Wood frog

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FROG; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT TYPE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MARKOV CHAIN; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ANURA; LITHOBATES; RANA SYLVATICA; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 79959854643     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.01995.x     Document Type: Article

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