Estimating uncertainty in density surface models
This work was funded by OPNAV N45 and the SURTASS LFA Settlement Agreement, and being managed by the U.S. Navy’s Living Marine Resources program under Contract No. N39430-17-C-1982. Providing uncertainty estimates for predictions derived from species distribution models is essential for management b...
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ftstandrewserep:oai:research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk:10023/25879 2023-07-02T03:31:46+02:00 Estimating uncertainty in density surface models Miller, David L. Becker, Elizabeth A. Forney, Karin A. Roberts, Jason J. Cañadas, Ana Schick, Robert S. University of St Andrews. School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews. Applied Mathematics University of St Andrews. Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling 2022-08-23T09:31:57Z 19 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10023/25879 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13950 eng eng PeerJ Miller , D L , Becker , E A , Forney , K A , Roberts , J J , Cañadas , A & Schick , R S 2022 , ' Estimating uncertainty in density surface models ' , PeerJ , vol. 10 , e13950 . https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13950 2167-8359 PURE: 280991783 PURE UUID: aa605baa-db86-45ea-83c2-57136a782905 RIS: urn:576610A9A4E2A2EFA5A7DE3329603B5B WOS: 000853218100011 Scopus: 85139007164 http://hdl.handle.net/10023/25879 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13950 This is an open access article, free of all copyright, made available under the Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication. This work may be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, built upon, or otherwise used by anyone for any lawful purpose. Density surface models Distance sampling Uncertainty quantification Spatial modelling Species distribution modelling Model uncertainty Environmental uncertainty QH301 Biology GA Mathematical geography. Cartography DAS MCC QH301 GA Journal article 2022 ftstandrewserep https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13950 2023-06-13T18:30:52Z This work was funded by OPNAV N45 and the SURTASS LFA Settlement Agreement, and being managed by the U.S. Navy’s Living Marine Resources program under Contract No. N39430-17-C-1982. Providing uncertainty estimates for predictions derived from species distribution models is essential for management but there is little guidance on potential sources of uncertainty in predictions and how best to combine these. Here we show where uncertainty can arise in density surface models (a multi-stage spatial modelling approach for distance sampling data), focussing on cetacean density modelling. We propose an extensible, modular, hybrid analytical-simulation approach to encapsulate these sources. We provide example analyses of fin whales Balaenoptera physalus in the California Current Ecosystem. Publisher PDF Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Balaenoptera physalus University of St Andrews: Digital Research Repository PeerJ 10 e13950 |
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This work was funded by OPNAV N45 and the SURTASS LFA Settlement Agreement, and being managed by the U.S. Navy’s Living Marine Resources program under Contract No. N39430-17-C-1982. Providing uncertainty estimates for predictions derived from species distribution models is essential for management but there is little guidance on potential sources of uncertainty in predictions and how best to combine these. Here we show where uncertainty can arise in density surface models (a multi-stage spatial modelling approach for distance sampling data), focussing on cetacean density modelling. We propose an extensible, modular, hybrid analytical-simulation approach to encapsulate these sources. We provide example analyses of fin whales Balaenoptera physalus in the California Current Ecosystem. Publisher PDF Peer reviewed |
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University of St Andrews. School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews. Applied Mathematics University of St Andrews. Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling |
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Miller, David L. Becker, Elizabeth A. Forney, Karin A. Roberts, Jason J. Cañadas, Ana Schick, Robert S. |
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