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Joint Species Distribution Models
Update: The paper is now available (free) from Methods in Ecology and Evolution. Update 2: In the tutorial on how to use this method, we refer to the file “fit.JSDM.r”. This is the R script on the journal website named, … Continue reading
Posted in CEED, Ecological models, New research, Probability and Bayesian analysis
Tagged Bayesian, Chib and Greenberg, correlation, ecology, Michael McCarthy, mick mccarthy, multivariate, mutlivariate probit, probability, research, species distribution model, species distribution models, The University of Melbourne
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Writing concisely about indices of extinction risk
Edit: An updated version of the paper mentioned in this post is available at bioRxiv: http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/000760 (and now it is published: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12308) A post on the joys of editing science. For three years I have worked on a paper in … Continue reading
INTECOL talk, #INT13
I’m talking in the S11 Maths, Models & Methods session at INTECOL on Tuesday at 11:15 in room 4. The topic is “Developing biodiversity indices using models”. A copy of the slides is available here. I’ll also auto-tweet a little … Continue reading
Considering uncertainty in environmental management decisions
This is a post about a new paper, which forms part of the PhD thesis of Yacov Salomon. Yacov is jointly enrolled in the School of Botany and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at The University of Melbourne. Salomon, … Continue reading
Posted in Ecological models, New research, Probability and Bayesian analysis
Tagged Brendan Wintle, ecology, environmental decisions, koala, matrix population models, Michael McCarthy, mick mccarthy, models, olive ridley sea turtle, optimal management, peter baxter, Peter Taylor, portfolio theory, probability, research, uncertainty, Yacov Salomon
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Why did the squirrel glider cross the road?
Why did the squirrel glider cross the road? The answer: because now it can, thanks to glider poles and rope bridges that have been installed across the Hume Freeway. The first paper from the PhD thesis of Kylie Soanes has … Continue reading
