Browsing Quantitative ecology and resource management by Subject "Applied mathematics"
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Accounting for model uncertainties in statistical forecasts of wildfire parameters
Gauging the magnitude of model uncertainty and incorporating model uncertainty into predictions is of critical importance when models are used to inform wildfire-related decisions, where ignoring potential risks threaten ... -
Best Practices for Constructing Size-Structured Population Dynamics Models used for Stock Assessments
All models are predicated on assumptions which makes them simplified versions of reality. An important goal of stock assessment scientists is to expand the capability of stock assessment models to improve their ability to ... -
Bio-Behavioral Models for HIV Prevention
(2013-04-17)<italic>Background</italic>: In this dissertation, I model HIV transmission in two different populations: circular migrants in South Africa, and men who have sex with men (MSM) in Southern California. <italic>Objectives</italic>: ... -
Fixed and Random Effects Models and Multistage Estimation Procedures for Statistical Population Reconstructions
(2012-08-10)Age-at-harvest data are routinely collected as part of game-management programs. These data represent a wealth of information regarding demographic processes and trends in wildlife abundance. Use of wildlife age-at-harvest ... -
Incorporating cognition into models of animal movement and predator--prey interaction
Incorporating cognition, i.e., learning and memory, into models of animal movement is increasingly important as models seek to answer more complex questions where individuals' prior experiences shape their choices. Two ... -
Modeling population dynamics and species interactions in a changing climate
Many species are expected to undergo significant distributional shifts in response to changes in climate. This adaptive response can impact population dynamics in many ways, including decreasing reproductive fitness, ... -
Spatial Models as Powerful Tools for Climate Change Ecology
Many scientists suggest that the Earth has entered a new geologic epoch, the Anthropocene, defined by human influence on nearly every physical and biological system. Climate change is perhaps the most widespread human ... -
Theoretical Impacts of Habitat Loss and Generalist Predation on Predator-Prey Cycles
Certain herbivores and their predators undergo high amplitude periodic fluctuations in abundance in northern latitudes but exhibit damped cyclic dynamics in their respective southern ranges. Generalist predation and habitat ...