Reliable estimation of the size or density of wild animal populations is very important for
effective wildlife management, conservation and ecology. Currently, the most widely used …

Distance sampling is a widely used technique for estimating the size or density of biological
populations. Many distance sampling designs and most analyses use the software Distance …

This is the fourth book dedicated to distance sampling. The first (Buckland et al. 1993)
appeared at around the same time as the first version of the Distance software (Laake et al …

There has been a recent surge of interest in remote sensing and its use in ecology and
conservation but this is the first book to focus explicitly on the NDVI (Normalised Difference …

Taking into account both traditional and emerging modes, this comprehensive new
Handbook covers all major methodological and statistical issues in designing and analyzing …

Praise for the Second Edition" This book has never had a competitor. It is the only book that
takes a broad approach to sampling... any good personal statistics library should include a …

Monte Carlo statistical methods, particularly those based on Markov chains, are now an
essential component of the standard set of techniques used by statisticians. This new edition …

Bayesian Data Analysis describes how to conceptualize, perform, and critique statistical
analyses from a Bayesian perspective. Using examples largely from the authors' own …

MARK provides parameter estimates from marked animals when they are re-encountered at
a later time as dead recoveries, or live recaptures or re-sightings. The time intervals between …

A guide to data collection, modeling and inference strategies for biological survey data using
Bayesian and classical statistical methods. This book describes a general and flexible …