An Evaluation of Ad Hoc Presence-Only Data in Explaining Patterns of Distribution : Cetacean Sightings from Whale-Watching Vessels
Joint Authors
Higby, Louisa K.
Stafford, Richard
Bertulli, Chiara G.
Source
International Journal of Zoology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The analysis of presence-only data is a problem in determining species distributions and accurately determining population sizes.
The collection of such data is common from unequal or nonrandomised effort surveys, such as those surveys conducted by citizen scientists.
However, causative regression-based methods have been less well examined using presence-only data.
In this study, we examine a range of predictive factors which might influence Cetacean sightings (specifically minke whale sightings) from whale-watching vessels in Faxaflói Bay in Iceland.
In this case, environmental variables were collected regularly regardless of whether sightings were recorded.
Including absences as well as presence in the analysis resulted in a multiple-generalised linear regression model with significantly more explanatory power than when data were presence only.
However, by including extra information on the sightings of the whales, in this case, their observed behaviour when the sighting occurred resulted in a significantly improved model over the presence-only data model.
While there are limitations of conducting nonrandomised surveys for the use of predictive models such as regression, presence-only data should not be considered as worthless, and the scope of collection of these data by citizen scientists using modern technology should not be underestimated.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Higby, Louisa K.& Stafford, Richard& Bertulli, Chiara G.. 2012. An Evaluation of Ad Hoc Presence-Only Data in Explaining Patterns of Distribution : Cetacean Sightings from Whale-Watching Vessels. International Journal of Zoology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Higby, Louisa K.…[et al.]. An Evaluation of Ad Hoc Presence-Only Data in Explaining Patterns of Distribution : Cetacean Sightings from Whale-Watching Vessels. International Journal of Zoology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Higby, Louisa K.& Stafford, Richard& Bertulli, Chiara G.. An Evaluation of Ad Hoc Presence-Only Data in Explaining Patterns of Distribution : Cetacean Sightings from Whale-Watching Vessels. International Journal of Zoology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-471512
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-471512