A guide to state–space modeling of ecological time series

M Auger‐Méthé, K Newman, D Cole… - Ecological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
State–space models (SSMs) are an important modeling framework for analyzing ecological
time series. These hierarchical models are commonly used to model population dynamics …

Hidden Markov models: Pitfalls and opportunities in ecology

R Glennie, T Adam, V Leos‐Barajas… - Methods in Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Hidden Markov models (HMMs) and their extensions are attractive methods for
analysing ecological data where noisy, multivariate measurements are made of a hidden …

[BOOK][B] Hidden Markov models for time series: an introduction using R

W Zucchini, IL MacDonald - 2009 - taylorfrancis.com
Reveals How HMMs Can Be Used as General-Purpose Time Series ModelsImplements all
methods in RHidden Markov Models for Time Series: An Introduction Using R applies …

Optimizing the use of biologgers for movement ecology research

HJ Williams, LA Taylor, S Benhamou… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The paradigm‐changing opportunities of biologging sensors for ecological research,
especially movement ecology, are vast, but the crucial questions of how best to match the …

Integrated step selection analysis: bridging the gap between resource selection and animal movement

T Avgar, JR Potts, MA Lewis… - Methods in Ecology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A resource selection function is a model of the likelihood that an available spatial unit will be
used by an animal, given its resource value. But how do we appropriately define …

moveHMM: an R package for the statistical modelling of animal movement data using hidden Markov models

T Michelot, R Langrock… - Methods in Ecology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the substantial progress in tracking technology, recent years have seen an explosion
in the amount of movement data being collected. This has led to a huge demand for …

momentuHMM: R package for generalized hidden Markov models of animal movement

BT McClintock, T Michelot - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Discrete‐time hidden Markov models (HMMs) have become an immensely popular tool for
inferring latent animal behaviours from telemetry data. While movement HMMs typically rely …

[BOOK][B] Animal movement: statistical models for telemetry data

MB Hooten, DS Johnson, BT McClintock, JM Morales - 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
The study of animal movement has always been a key element in ecological science,
because it is inherently linked to critical processes that scale from individuals to populations …

Selecting the number of states in hidden Markov models: pragmatic solutions illustrated using animal movement

J Pohle, R Langrock, FM Van Beest… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2017 - Springer
We discuss the notorious problem of order selection in hidden Markov models, that is of
selecting an adequate number of states, highlighting typical pitfalls and practical challenges …

Animal-borne telemetry: an integral component of the ocean observing toolkit

R Harcourt, AMM Sequeira, X Zhang… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Animal telemetry is a powerful tool for observing marine animals and the physical
environments that they inhabit, from coastal and continental shelf ecosystems to polar seas …