Bayesian mark–recapture estimation with an application to a salmonid smolt population

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Mäntyniemi, Samu, Romakkaniemi, Atso
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2002
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Petersen; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f02-146; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f02-146

We developed a Bayesian probability model for mark–recapture data. Three alternative versions of the model were applied to two sets of data on the abundance of migrating Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolt populations, and the results were then compared with those of two widely used maximum likeliho...