A hierarchical zero-inflated Poisson regression model for stream fish distribution and abundance

Environmetrics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 207-218

  Boone, E L ^a   Stewart Koster, B ^b   Kennard, M J ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hierarchical models; Hypseleotris galii; Riverine assessments; Spatial correlation; Zero inflated models

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CORRELATION; DATA SET; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; NATIVE SPECIES; PERCIFORM; POISSON RATIO; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREAMWATER;

AUSTRALIA;

GOBIO; HYPSELEOTRIS GALII;

EID: 84859440412     PISSN: 11804009     EISSN: 1099095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/env.1145     Document Type: Article

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