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Use of Occupancy Models to Evaluate Expert Knowledge-based Species-Habitat Relationships

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Monica N Iglecia, Jamie A.Collazo, and Alexa McKerrow, 2012, Use of Occupancy Models to Evaluate Expert Knowledge-based Species-Habitat Relationships: Avian Conservation & Ecology, v. 7, no. 2.

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Expert knowledge-based species-habitat relationships are used extensively to guide conservation planning, particularly when data are scarce. Purported relationships describe the initial state of knowledge, but are rarely tested. We assessed support in the data for suitability rankings of vegetation types based on expert knowledge for three terrestrial avian species in the South Atlantic Coastal Plain of the United States. Experts used published studies, natural history, survey data, and field experience to rank vegetation types as optimal, suitable, and marginal. We used single-season occupancy models, coupled with land cover and Breeding Bird Survey data, to examine the hypothesis that patterns of occupancy conformed to species-habitat [...]

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  • National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers
  • Southeast CASC

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