Spatio-temporal models for ecologists /
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| Author / Creator: | Thorson, James T., author. |
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Imprint: | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2024. ©2024 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 275 pages) : illustrations. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Chapman & Hall/CRC applied environmental statistics Applied environmental statistics. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13477246 |
| Summary: | <p>Ecological dynamics are tremendously complicated and are studied at a variety of spatial and temporal scales. Ecologists often simplify analysis by describing changes in density of individuals across a landscape, and statistical methods are advancing rapidly for studying spatio-temporal dynamics. However, spatio-temporal statistics is often presented using a set of principles that may seem very distant from ecological theory or practice. This book seeks to introduce a minimal set of principles and numerical techniques for spatio-temporal statistics that can be used to implement a wide range of real-world ecological analyses regarding animal movement, population dynamics, community composition, causal attribution, and spatial dynamics. We provide a step-by-step illustration of techniques that combine core spatial-analysis packages in R with low-level computation using Template Model Builder. Techniques are showcased using real-world data from varied ecological systems, providing a toolset for hierarchical modelling of spatio-temporal processes. Spatio-Temporal Models for Ecologists is meant for graduate level students, alongside applied and academic ecologists.</p> <p>Key Features:</p> Foundational ecological principles and analyses Thoughtful and thorough ecological examples Analyses conducted using a minimal toolbox and fast computation Code using R and TMB included in the book and available online |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 275 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-271) and index. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781003851868 100385186X 9781032531014 1032531010 9781032531021 1032531029 |
