Title
Occupancy patterns of large mammals in the Far North of Ontario under imperfect detection and spatial autocorrelation
Author(s)
Justina Ray
Published
2014
Publisher
Journal of Biogeography
Abstract
An understanding of the factors that influence species distributions in heterogeneous landscapes is important when making decisions regarding conservation. Moreover, occupancy probabilities based on detection data can reveal important species–habitat relationships. Accounting for the spatial autocorrelation of detection data increases the statistical validity of occupancy models, but is not often considered. Using novel occupancy modelling that explicitly incorporates detectability and spatial autocorrelation, this paper assesses the influence of habitat on occupancy patterns of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), moose (Alces alces) and wolves (Canis lupus) across a broad biogeographical extent where fire is the dominant agent of disturbance.
Keywords
caribou, wolves, moose, range, Ontario
Full Citation
Poley LG, Pond BA, Schaefer JA, Brown GS, Ray JC, Johnson DS. 2014. Occupancy patterns of large mammals in the Far North of Ontario under imperfect detection and spatial autocorrelation. Journal of Biogeography 41: 122-132.
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