Effects of marine reserves in the context of spatial and temporal variation: An analysis using Bayesian zero-inflated mixed models

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 499, Issue , 2014, Pages 203-216

  Smith, Adam N H ^a   Anderson, Marti J ^a   Millar, Russell B ^b   Willis, Trevor J ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baited underwater video; Bayesian analysis; BUV; Generalised linear mixed models; Marine reserves; Overdispersion; Pagrus auratus; Variance components; Zero inflation

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA INTERPRETATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; MARINE PARK; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCIFORM; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84895525526     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10653     Document Type: Article

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