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Evaluating the effect of expert elicitation techniques on population status assessment in the face of large uncertainty

Authors: Jennifer F Moore; Julien A Martin; Hardin J Waddle; Evan HC Grant; Jill Fleming; Eve Bohnett; Thomas SB Akre; Donald J Brown; M T Jones; Jessica R Meck; Kevin Oxenrider; Anthony Tur; Lisabeth L Willey; Fred Johnson
Contribution Number: 824

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114453

Abstract/Summary

We estimated population growth rate of wood turtles using a stage-structured projection matrix. The model was parameterized based on expert elicitation. The aggregation method used affected model estimates. There was evidence of a (possibly rapid) population decline.

Publication details
Published Date: 2022-03-15
Outlet/Publisher: Journal of Environmental Management
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ARMI Organizational Units:
Northeast - Biology
South Central - Biology
Topics:
Monitoring and Population Ecology
Keywords:
Turtle
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