[BOOK][B] Occupancy estimation and modeling: inferring patterns and dynamics of species occurrence

DI MacKenzie, JD Nichols, JA Royle, KH Pollock… - 2017 - books.google.com
Occupancy Estimation and Modeling: Inferring Patterns and Dynamics of Species
Occurrence, Second Edition, provides a synthesis of model-based approaches for analyzing …

Range-wide declines of northern spotted owl populations in the Pacific Northwest: A meta-analysis

AB Franklin, KM Dugger, DB Lesmeister, RJ Davis… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
The northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) inhabits older coniferous forests in the
Pacific Northwest and has been at the center of forest management issues in this region …

The role of local populations within a landscape context: defining and classifying sources and sinks

JP Runge, MC Runge, JD Nichols - The American Naturalist, 2006 - journals.uchicago.edu
The interaction of local populations has been the focus of an increasing number of studies in
the past 30 years. The study of source-sink dynamics has especially generated much …

[BOOK][B] Conservation of wildlife populations: demography, genetics, and management

LS Mills - 2012 - books.google.com
Population ecology has matured to a sophisticated science with astonishing potential for
contributing solutions to wildlife conservation and management challenges. And yet, much …

Improving inferences in population studies of rare species that are detected imperfectly

DI MacKenzie, JD Nichols, N Sutton, K Kawanishi… - Ecology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
For the vast majority of cases, it is highly unlikely that all the individuals of a population will
be encountered during a study. Furthermore, it is unlikely that a constant fraction of the …

Assessing tiger population dynamics using photographic capture–recapture sampling

KU Karanth, JD Nichols, NS Kumar, JE Hines - Ecology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Although wide‐ranging, elusive, large carnivore species, such as the tiger, are of scientific
and conservation interest, rigorous inferences about their population dynamics are scarce …

Modeling species occurrence dynamics with multiple states and imperfect detection

DI MacKenzie, JD Nichols, ME Seamans… - Ecology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Recent extensions of occupancy modeling have focused not only on the distribution of
species over space, but also on additional state variables (eg, reproducing or not, with or …

The effects of habitat, climate, and Barred Owls on long-term demography of Northern Spotted Owls

KM Dugger, ED Forsman, AB Franklin… - The Condor …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Estimates of species' vital rates and an understanding of the factors affecting those
parameters over time and space can provide crucial information for management and …

Cover of tall trees best predicts California spotted owl habitat

MP North, JT Kane, VR Kane, GP Asner… - Forest Ecology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Restoration of western dry forests in the USA often focuses on reducing fuel loads. In the
range of the spotted owl, these treatments may reduce canopy cover and tree density, which …

Accumulating evidence in ecology: Once is not enough

JD Nichols, WL Kendall, GS Boomer - Ecology and Evolution, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Many published studies in ecological science are viewed as stand‐alone investigations that
purport to provide new insights into how ecological systems behave based on single …