Mark-Recapture Statistics and Demographic Analysis

Mark-recapture analyses of populations are an important tool in population biology. In this thesis, I extend mark-recapture analyses to provide a link between mark-recapture data and demographic models such as matrix population models and integrodifference equation models. I resolve some issues that...

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Main Author: Fujiwara, Masami
Other Authors: MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2002
Subjects:
Statistics and Probability
*STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
BIOLOGY
MONITORING
PROBABILITY
DEMOGRAPHY
THESES
POPULATION
SAMPLING
EQUATIONS
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
ECOLOGY
MARK-RECAPTURE STATISTICS
DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
POPULATION BIOLOGY
PROGRAM MARK
MSMR(MULTI-STAGE MARK-RECAPTURE)
Eubalaena glacialis
North Atlantic
North Atlantic right whale
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA408895
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Summary:Mark-recapture analyses of populations are an important tool in population biology. In this thesis, I extend mark-recapture analyses to provide a link between mark-recapture data and demographic models such as matrix population models and integrodifference equation models. I resolve some issues that are commonly encountered during sampling, such as the fact that the sex or life-stage of some individuals is unknown during some sampling occasions and that individuals become unobservable during some life stages. I introduce a stage structure that permits simple conversion of estimated transition probabilities into a matrix population model. I describe a simple algorithm to simplify programming for parameter estimation. I also introduce a method to estimate the distribution of dispersal displacements (dispersal kernel) from mark-recapture data. I use some of the above methods to estimate the vital rates of the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis). To the estimated vital rates, I apply demographic analyses including population viability analyses and sensitivity analysis. Finally, I compare effects of environmental and demographic stochasticities on the viability of the population. Prepared in cooperation with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA.

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