Check the latest issue of J Wild Manag (July issue). I think it just = finished printing though (they're about a quarter behind), so it might = not be in your library yet. It's a special section on analysis of = presence-absence data, so will be full of key citations and latest = developments in occurrence modeling. =20 Original key reference would be D. MacKenzie et al. 2002 (Ecology). = Look for others by D. MacKenzie and J. Nichols, and more recent articles = by A. Royle that better deal with heterogeneity problems. (Sorry...I'd = give a few full refs, but am not at my desk right now). =20 Not sure what opinions you're looking for, but occupancy modeling is a = much more valid way of interpreting presence-absence data in a lot of = situations. Program PRESENCE is a useful and user-friendly way to get = started...contains most of the latest occurrence models. =20 cheers =20 Jeff Moore Ph.D. candidate Dept Forestry and Natural Resources (Wildlife) Purdue University =20 =20 ________________________________
From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news on behalf of = Malcolm McCallum Sent: Thu 11/10/2005 5:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: occupancy modeling question HI, Any opinions on the use of occupancy modeling for presence-absence data? =3D20 Any key citations? =3D20 Malcolm McCallum Texas A&M University Texarkana
