The use of complex statistical models has recently increased substantially in the context of species distribution behavior. This complexity has made the inferential and predictive processes challenging to perform. The Bayesian approach has become a good option to deal with these models due to the ease with which prior information can be incorporated along with the fact that it provides a more realistic and accurate estimation of uncertainty. In this paper, we first review the sources of information and different approaches (frequentist and Bayesian) to model the distribution of a species. We also discuss the Integrated Nested Laplace approximation as a tool with which to obtain marginal posterior distributions of the parameters involved in these models. We finally discuss some important statistical issues that arise when researchers use species data: the presence of a temporal effect (presenting different spatial and spatio-temporal structures), preferential sampling, spatial misalignment, non-stationarity, imperfect detection, and the excess of zeros.

(2018). Species distribution modeling: a statistical review with focus in spatio-temporal issues [journal article - articolo]. In STOCHASTIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND RISK ASSESSMENT. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/125131

Species distribution modeling: a statistical review with focus in spatio-temporal issues

Cameletti, Michela;
2018-01-01

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The use of complex statistical models has recently increased substantially in the context of species distribution behavior. This complexity has made the inferential and predictive processes challenging to perform. The Bayesian approach has become a good option to deal with these models due to the ease with which prior information can be incorporated along with the fact that it provides a more realistic and accurate estimation of uncertainty. In this paper, we first review the sources of information and different approaches (frequentist and Bayesian) to model the distribution of a species. We also discuss the Integrated Nested Laplace approximation as a tool with which to obtain marginal posterior distributions of the parameters involved in these models. We finally discuss some important statistical issues that arise when researchers use species data: the presence of a temporal effect (presenting different spatial and spatio-temporal structures), preferential sampling, spatial misalignment, non-stationarity, imperfect detection, and the excess of zeros.
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Martínez-Minaya, Joaquín; Cameletti, Michela; Conesa, David; Pennino, Maria Grazia
(2018). Species distribution modeling: a statistical review with focus in spatio-temporal issues [journal article - articolo]. In STOCHASTIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND RISK ASSESSMENT. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/125131
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