Spatial surplus production models involving density dependence and individual growth
An R package for implementing a spatial surplus production model.
Please download using:
devtools::install_github("james-thorson/movement_tools")
devtools::install_github("james-thorson/spatial_production")
Further reading:
Publication introducting method:
Thorson, J.T., Jannot, J., and Kayleigh, S. In press. Using spatio-temporal models of population growth and movement to monitor overlap between human impacts and population density. J. Appl. Ecol.
Stage-structured model:
Thorson, J.T., Ianelli, J.N., Munch, S.B., Ono, K., and Spencer, P.D. 2015. Spatial delay-difference models for estimating spatiotemporal variation in juvenile production and population abundance. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 72(12): 1897–1915. doi:10.1139/cjfas-2014-0543.
Introduction to Gaussian markov random fields in population models:
Thorson, J.T., Skaug, H.J., Kristensen, K., Shelton, A.O., Ward, E.J., Harms, J.H., and Benante, J.A. 2014. The importance of spatial models for estimating the strength of density dependence. Ecology 96(5): 1202–1212. doi:10.1890/14-0739.1.