Reconstruction and prediction of invasive mongoose population dynamics from history of introduction and management: A Bayesian state-space modelling approach

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 469-478

  Fukasawa, Keita ^a   Hashimoto, Takuma ^b   Tatara, Masaya ^c   Abe, Shintaro ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b JAPAN WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^c Japan Ministry of the Environment   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bayesian state space model; Catchability; Eradication; Feasibility study; Harvest based estimation; Herpestes auropunctatus; Intrinsic growth rate; Population size; Surplus production model

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CARNIVORE; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GROWTH RATE; HETEROGENEITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; PREDICTION; RECONSTRUCTION; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STOCHASTICITY; TRADE-OFF;

AMAMI ISLAND; AMAMI ISLANDS; JAPAN; KAGOSHIMA [KYUSHU]; KYUSHU;

CARNIVORA; HERPESTES AUROPUNCTATUS; HERPESTES JAVANICUS; HERPESTIDAE;

EID: 84875673838     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12058     Document Type: Article

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