Boakes, EH;
Collen, B;
Rout, TM;
(2015)
Inferring species extinction: The use of sighting records.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
, 6
(6)
pp. 678-687.
10.1111/2041-210X.12365.
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Abstract
Accurate measures of extinction are needed in biodiversity monitoring and conservation management, but ascertaining the exact time at which a species became extinct is difficult since a small population may go undetected for many years. For little-studied species, often the only information available is historical sighting data. Several statistical tests have been developed which use this information to make inferences about a species' extinction. The increasing array of methods can present a daunting choice. We review the more frequently cited methods, for each model explaining its assumptions, the data required, the scenarios it was developed for and power considerations, if known. We provide guidance on selecting the most appropriate method for a particular sighting record. We give examples from the literature to show how the methods have been usefully applied across conservation research, informing conservation decision-making and extinction inference.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Inferring species extinction: The use of sighting records |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/2041-210X.12365 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12365 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | his is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Boakes, EH; Collen, B; Rout, TM; (2015) Inferring species extinction: The use of sighting records. Methods in Ecology and Evolution , 6 (6) 678 - 687., which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12365. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving." http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-820227.html#terms |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1467373 |
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