Developing and assessing a density surface model in a Bayesian hierarchical framework with a focus on uncertainty: insights from simulations and an application to fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus)
Density surface models (DSMs) are an important tool in the conservation and management of cetaceans. Most previous applications of DSMs have adopted a two-step approach to model fitting (hereafter referred to as the Two-Stage Method), whereby detection probabilities are first estimated using distanc...
Published in: | PeerJ |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2020
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8226 https://doaj.org/article/97ddb54f5b4b4d298cbca5189d71cbe6 |