Population abundance estimates in conservation and biodiversity research

CT Callaghan, L Santini, R Spake, DE Bowler - Trends in Ecology & …, 2024 - cell.com
Measuring and tracking biodiversity from local to global scales is challenging due to its
multifaceted nature and the range of metrics used to describe spatial and temporal patterns …

Mosquito surveillance and disease outbreak risk models to inform mosquito-control operations in Europe

B Caputo, M Manica - Current opinion in insect science, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Identify standard threshold for nuisance or risk of outbreaks to implement vector
control.•Implemented digital monitoring by citizen science is relevant for …

ZanzaMapp: A scalable citizen science tool to monitor perception of mosquito abundance and nuisance in Italy and beyond

B Caputo, M Manica, F Filipponi, M Blangiardo… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mosquitoes represent a considerable nuisance and are actual/potential vectors of human
diseases in Europe. Costly and labour-intensive entomological monitoring is needed to …

[HTML][HTML] Prioritising river stretches using multi-modelling habitat suitability of Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica) as a flagship species for aquatic biodiversity …

GC Das, SP Sharma, SZ Ali, S Gawan, AA Usmani… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Globally, the river ecosystems are threatened due to human-driven exploitation and
indiscriminate resource use. The rate of species loss is a magnitude higher in these …

N-mixture models provide informative crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) abundance estimates in dynamic environments

Estimates of animal abundance provide essential information for population ecological
studies. However, the recording of individuals in the field can be challenging, and accurate …

Faster Asymptotic Solutions for N-Mixtures on Large Populations

MRP Parker, J Cao, LLE Cowen, LT Elliott - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - Springer
We derive an asymptotic likelihood function for open-population N-mixture models and show
that it has favorable computational complexity and accuracy when compared to the …

Habitat and population structure of the Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Campeche, Mexico

JAL Barão-Nóbrega - 2021 - salford-repository.worktribe.com
The Yucatan Peninsula (YP) is one of the most recognizable parts of Mexico and is well
known as one of the significant areas in Mesoamerica which supported the Mayan …

Distribution Drivers of the Alien Butterfly Geranium Bronze (Cacyreus marshalli) in an Alpine Protected Area and Indications for an Effective Management

E Rocchia, M Luppi, F Paradiso, S Ghidotti, F Martelli… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cacyreus marshalli is strictly dependent on its host plant (Pelargonium
spp.), which is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in mountain areas. An experiment …

Understanding mosquito surveillance data for analytic efforts: a case study

HE Brown, L Sedda, C Sumner… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Mosquito surveillance data can be used for predicting mosquito distribution and dynamics
as they relate to human disease. Often these data are collected by independent agencies …

Independent evaluation of Wolbachia infected male mosquito releases for control of Aedes aegypti in Harris County, Texas, using a Bayesian abundance estimator

S Lozano, K Pritts, D Duguma… - PLOS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Among disease vectors, Aedes aegypti (L.)(Diptera: Culicidae) is one of the most insidious
species in the world. The disease burden created by this species has dramatically increased …