Modeling Patterns and Dynamics of Species Occurrence • welcome
The presence or absence of a species across a set of landscape units is a fundamental concept
widely used in ecology (e.g., species range or distribution, epidemiology, habitat modeling,
resource selection probability functions, as a monitoring metric, metapopulation studies,
biodiversity and species co-occurrence). An important sampling issue, however, is that a
species may not always be detected when present at a landscape unit. This will result in "false
absences" causing parameter estimates to be biased if unaccounted for, possibly leading to
misleading results and conclusions, even with moderate levels of imperfect detection.
This workshop will cover many of the latest methods for modeling patterns and
dynamics of
species occurrence in a landscape while accounting for the imperfect detection of the species.
Participants will be introduced to available software through worked examples, and there will
be special emphasis on aspects of study design.