Bayesian belief network models for species assessments: An example with the pacific walrus

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 226-235

  MacCracken, James G ^a   Garlich Miller, Joel ^a   Snyder, Jonathan ^a   Meehan, Rosa ^a,b  

^a US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^b Alaska Ocean Observing System   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian belief network; Expert opinion; Odobenus rosmarus divergens; Pacific walrus; Species status; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; NUMERICAL MODEL; PINNIPED; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

ODOBENIDAE; ODOBENUS ROSMARUS DIVERGENS;

EID: 84878305788     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.229     Document Type: Article

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