Recent technological and methodological advances have revolutionized wildlife monitoring.
Although most biodiversity monitoring initiatives are geared towards focal species of …

Bringing Bayesian Models to Life empowers the reader to extend, enhance, and implement
statistical models for ecological and environmental data analysis. We open the black box …

Strategic conservation efforts for cryptic species, especially bats, are hindered by limited
understanding of distribution and population trends. Integrating long‐term encounter …

Site occupancy models (SOMs) are a common tool for studying the spatial ecology of
wildlife. When observational data are collected using passive monitoring field methods …

Free-roaming domestic cats (Felis catus) are known to pose threats to ecosystem health via
transmission of zoonotic diseases and predation of native wildlife. Likewise, free-roaming …

Conservation action is usually triggered by detecting trends in species' population size,
geographical range, or occupancy (proportion of sites occupied). Robust estimates of these …

Acoustic recording units (ARU s) enable geographically extensive surveys of sensitive and
elusive species. However, a hidden cost of using ARU data for modeling species occupancy …

Occupancy models that account for detection probability are important analytical tools in
conservation monitoring. Traditionally, occupancy models relied on detection/non‐detection …

Occupancy‐detection models that account for imperfect detection have become widely used
in many areas of ecology. As with any modelling exercise, it is important to assess whether …

Context Conservation planning for biodiversity within anthropogenic landscapes is crucial
given the rate of habitat conversion and human population growth. Investigating …