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New statistical methodology for evaluating animal population dynamics

Reference	E09745
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Byron John Treharne Morgan
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Dr S Albon
Institution	University of Kent
Department	Sch of Maths Statistics & Actuarial Sci
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	121,084
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/07/1999
End date	01/09/2002
Duration	38 months

Abstract

Combining information from different studies can produce dramatic increases in the precision of key parameters for the evaluation of animal population dynamics. In this proposed study we shall investigate the information gain from combining data at a variety of levels; firstly, for estimating annual survival rates, in combining surveys, when several occur each year, in using diffusion models for movement and in combining recovery and recapture information from life-history data; secondly in integrating the resulting survival analyses with census and fecundity information, through novel use and adaption of Kalman Filter methodology. The proposal has grown out of two established and fruitful collaborations with biologists. It responds to the needs of intensive data collection techniques for which appropriate methods of statistical analysis have not yet been developed.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Engineering & Biological Systems (EBS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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