Estimation of species richness and parameters reflecting community dynamics using data from ecological monitoring programs
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Abstract
Although many ecological monitoring programs are now in place, the use of resulting data to draw inferences about changes in biodiversity is problematic. The difficulty arises because of the inability to count all animals present in any sampled area. This inability results not only in underestimation of species richness but also in potentially misleading comparisons of species richness over time and space. We recommend the use of probabilistic estimators for estimating species richness and related parameters (e.g., rate of change in species richness, local extinction probability, local turnover, local colonization) when animal detection probabilities are <1. We illustrate these methods using data from the North American Breeding Bird Survey obtained along survey routes in Maryland. We also introduce software to implement these estimation methods.
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Nichols, J., Sauer, J., Hines, J., Boulinier, T., and Pollock, K.H., 2001, Estimation of species richness and parameters reflecting community dynamics using data from ecological monitoring programs, chap. of Conservation of Biological Diversity: A Key to the Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem and Beyond. Proceedings of a conference held May 10-13, 1998 in Annapolis., p. 181-187.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Estimation of species richness and parameters reflecting community dynamics using data from ecological monitoring programs |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
| Publisher location | Annapolis |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 344 |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | Conservation of Biological Diversity: A Key to the Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem and Beyond. Proceedings of a conference held May 10-13, 1998 in Annapolis. |
| First page | 181 |
| Last page | 187 |