Estimation of deer population dynamics using a bayesian state-space model with multiple abundance indices

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1038-1047

  Iijima, Hayato ^a   Nagaike, Takuo ^a   Honda, Takeshi ^b  

^a Yamanashi Forest Research Institute   (Japan)

^b Yamanashi Prefecture Agricultural Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bayes; block count; Cervus nippon; hunters; Japan; large ungulate; pellet group count; population control; SPUE; state space model

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE CLASS; CULLING; DEER; GROWTH RATE; HUNTING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING;

CHUBU; HONSHU; JAPAN; YAMANASHI;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS NIPPON; UNGULATA;

EID: 84879600784     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.556     Document Type: Article

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