The recent past and promising future for data integration methods to estimate species' distributions

DAW Miller, K Pacifici, JS Sanderlin… - Methods in Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
With the advance of methods for estimating species distribution models has come an interest
in how to best combine datasets to improve estimates of species distributions. This has …

[HTML][HTML] Operations research applicability in spatial conservation planning

D Alagador, JO Cerdeira - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
A large fraction of the current environmental crisis derives from the large rates of human-
driven biodiversity loss. Biodiversity conservation questions human practices towards …

Assessing the cost‐efficiency of environmental DNA sampling

AS Smart, AR Weeks, AR van Rooyen… - Methods in Ecology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling can be a highly sensitive method for detecting aquatic
taxa; however, the cost‐efficiency of this technique relative to traditional methods has not …

A need for speed in Bayesian population models: a practical guide to marginalizing and recovering discrete latent states

CB Yackulic, M Dodrill, M Dzul… - Ecological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Bayesian population models can be exceedingly slow due, in part, to the choice to simulate
discrete latent states. Here, we discuss an alternative approach to discrete latent states …

Monitoring the biodiversity of regions: Key principles and possible pitfalls

ST Buckland, A Johnston - Biological Conservation, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Through the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) 2010 and 2020 biodiversity
targets, nations committed to reducing the rate of loss of biodiversity. This requires …

Quantifying effort needed to estimate species diversity from citizen science data

CT Callaghan, DE Bowler, SA Blowes, JM Chase… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Broad‐scale biodiversity monitoring relies, at least in part, on the efforts of citizen, or
community, scientists. To ensure robust inferences from citizen science data, it is important …

Conservation of rare and cryptic species: Challenges of uncertainty and opportunities for progress

ME Martin, MS Delheimer, KM Moriarty… - … Science and Practice, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Effective conservation of at‐risk species presents a conundrum, often requiring rapid status
assessments and timely actions regardless of the adequacy of best available information …

Designing count‐based studies in a world of hierarchical models

QS Latif, JJ Valente, A Johnston… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in hierarchical modeling have improved estimation of ecological parameters from
count data, especially those quantifying population abundance, distribution, and dynamics …

Multispecies site occupancy modelling and study design for spatially replicated environmental DNA metabarcoding

K Fukaya, NI Kondo, SS Matsuzaki… - Methods in Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has become widely applied to gauge
biodiversity in a non‐invasive and cost‐efficient manner. The detection of species using …

Integrating new technologies to broaden the scope of northern spotted owl monitoring and linkage with USDA forest inventory data

DB Lesmeister, JMA Jenkins - Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Wildlife monitoring programs designed to inform forest management and conservation
decisions in the face of climate change benefit from long-term datasets with consistent …