Title
Program SPACECAP: Software for estimating animal density using spatially explicit capture-recapture models
Author(s)
Gopalaswamy, A. M.;Royle, J. A.;Hines, J. E.;Singh, P.;Jathanna, D.;Kumar, N. S.;Karanth, K. U.
Published
2012
Publisher
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Abstract
1. The advent of spatially explicit capture-recapture models is changing the way ecologists analyse capture-recapture data. However, the advantages offered by these new models are not fully exploited because they can be difficult to implement. 2. To address this need, we developed a user-friendly software package, created within the R programming environment, called SPACECAP. This package implements Bayesian spatially explicit hierarchical models to analyse spatial capture-recapture data. 3. Given that a large number of field biologists prefer software with graphical user interfaces for analysing their data, SPACECAP is particularly useful as a tool to increase the adoption of Bayesian spatially explicit capture-recapture methods in practice. © 2012 The Authors. Methods in Ecology and Evolution © 2012 British Ecological Society.
Keywords
Abundance estimation;Camera traps;Carnivore conservation;Carnivore monitoring;Density estimation;Faecal DNA sampling;Hair snares;Mark-recapture;Marked animals;Spatial models

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