Predicting species distributions: unifying model selection and scale optimization for multi‐scale occupancy models

On the prevalence of uninformative parameters in statistical models applying model selection in applied ecology

(2019) Shawn J. Leroux   PLoS One

A guide to Bayesian model checking for ecologists

(2018) Paul B. Conn et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Habitat models to predict wetland bird occupancy influenced by scale, anthropogenic disturbance, and imperfect detection

(2017) Wesley J. Glisson et al.   Ecosphere

Poor transferability of a distribution model for a widespread coastal marsh bird in the southeastern United States

(2017) Nicolette S. Roach et al.   Ecosphere

Combining statistical inference and decisions in ecology

(2016) Perry J. Williams et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Model selection and assessment for multi-species occupancy models

(2016) Kristin M. Broms et al.   ECOLOGY

Estimating the spatial scales of landscape effects on abundance

(2016) Richard Chandler et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Multi-scale habitat selection modeling: a review and outlook

(2016) Kevin McGarigal et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Uncertainty in biological monitoring: a framework for data collection and analysis to account for multiple sources of sampling bias

(2016) Viviana Ruiz-Gutierrez et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

A guide to Bayesian model selection for ecologists

(2015) M. B. Hooten et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Is my species distribution model fit for purpose? Matching data and models to applications

(2015) Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Optimal population prediction of sandhill crane recruitment based on climate-mediated habitat limitations

(2015) Brian D. Gerber et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Truth, models, model sets, AIC, and multimodel inference: A Bayesian perspective

(2015) Richard J. Barker et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Iterating on a single model is a viable alternative to multimodel inference

(2015) Jay M. Ver Hoef et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Range-wide Wetland Associations of the King Rail: A Multi-scale Approach

(2015) Wesley J. Glisson et al.   WETLANDS

Spatiotemporal variation in resource selection: insights from the American marten (Martes americana)

(2014) Andrew J. Shirk et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Are ecologists conducting research at the optimal scale?

(2014) Heather Bird Jackson et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Inference from presence-only data; the ongoing controversy

(2013) Trevor Hastie et al.   ECOGRAPHY

On estimating probability of presence from use–availability or presence–background data

(2013) Steven J. Phillips et al.   ECOLOGY

Predicting species distributions for conservation decisions

(2013) Antoine Guisan et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Imperfect detection impacts the performance of species distribution models

(2013) José J. Lahoz-Monfort et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Understanding predictive information criteria for Bayesian models

(2013) Andrew Gelman et al.   STATISTICS AND COMPUTING

Multi-Species Call-Broadcast Improved Detection of Endangered Yuma Clapper Rail Compared to Single-Species Call-Broadcast

(2013) Christopher P. Nadeau et al.   WETLANDS

Prevalence, thresholds and the performance of presence-absence models

(2013) Callum R. Lawson et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Measuring and selecting scales of effect for landscape predictors in species–habitat models

(2012) Amanda E. Martin et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Transcending scale dependence in identifying habitat with resource selection functions

(2012) Nicholas J. DeCesare et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Assessing transferability of ecological models: an underappreciated aspect of statistical validation

(2012) Seth J. Wenger et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Does the interpolation accuracy of species distribution models come at the expense of transferability?

(2011) Risto K. Heikkinen et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Towards the modelling of true species distributions

(2011) Marc Kéry   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Uninformative Parameters and Model Selection Using Akaike's Information Criterion

(2011) TODD W. ARNOLD   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Standardized North American Marsh Bird Monitoring Protocol

(2011) Courtney J. Conway   WATERBIRDS

Summary of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Affecting Detection Probability of Marsh Birds

(2011) Courtney J. Conway et al.   WETLANDS

A statistical explanation of MaxEnt for ecologists

(2010) Jane Elith et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Measuring and comparing the accuracy of species distribution models with presence-absence data

(2010) Canran Liu et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Predicting species distributions from checklist data using site-occupancy models

(2010) Marc Kéry et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Effects of Broadcasting Conspecific and Heterospecific Calls on Detection of Marsh Birds in North America

(2010) Courtney J. Conway et al.   WETLANDS

A weakly informative default prior distribution for logistic and other regression models

(2009) Andrew Gelman et al.   Annals of Applied Statistics

Species Distribution Models: Ecological Explanation and Prediction Across Space and Time

(2009) Jane Elith et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

EFFECTS OF VEGETATION AND BACKGROUND NOISE ON THE DETECTION PROCESS IN AUDITORY AVIAN POINT-COUNT SURVEYS

(2008) KRISHNA PACIFICI et al.   AUK

Factors limiting our understanding of ecological scale

(2008) Matthew Wheatley et al.   Ecological Complexity

Maximizing detection probability of wetland-dependent birds during point-count surveys in northwestern Florida

(2008) Christopher P. Nadeau et al.   Wilson Journal of Ornithology