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Incorporating Animal Movement Into Distance Sampling, R. Glennie, S. T. Buckland, R. Langrock, Tim Gerrodette, Susan Chivers, M. D. Scott
Incorporating Animal Movement Into Distance Sampling, R. Glennie, S. T. Buckland, R. Langrock, Tim Gerrodette, Susan Chivers, M. D. Scott
United States Department of Commerce: Staff Publications
Distance sampling is a popular statistical method to estimate the density of wild animal populations. Conventional distance sampling represents animals as fixed points in space that are detected with an unknown probability that depends on the distance between the observer and the animal. Animal movement can cause substantial bias in density estimation. Methods to correct for responsive animal movement exist, but none account for nonresponsive movement independent of the observer. Here, an explicit animal movement model is incorporated into distance sampling, combining distance sampling survey data with animal telemetry data. Detection probability depends on the entire unobserved path the animal …