Integrating population dynamics models and distance sampling data: a spatial hierarchical state-space approach - Nadeem, Khurram; Moore, Jeffrey E; Zhang, Ying; Chipman, Hugh (Ecology (Durham), 2016)
Keywords: Algorithms; Animals; Ecology; Likelihood Functions; Models, Theoretical; Population Density; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; distance sampling; model identifiability; Gaussian process; Ricker model; nonlinear autoregressive model; Akaike information criterion; state-space models; fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus); maximum likelihood estimation; density dependence; spatial modelling