Search Results - "Bird, Tomas"

Statistical solutions for error and bias in global citizen science datasets by Bird, Tomas J., Bates, Amanda E., Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Hill, Nicole A., Thomson, Russell J., Edgar, Graham J., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Wotherspoon, Simon, Krkosek, Martin, Stuart-Smith, Jemina F., Pecl, Gretta T., Barrett, Neville, Frusher, Stewart

“…•Citizen-scientist (CS) datasets offer unique opportunities and challenges to the study of global conservation priorities.•Fortunately, issues of error and…”
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The shape of abundance distributions across temperature gradients in reef fishes by Waldock, Conor, Stuart‐Smith, Rick D., Edgar, Graham J., Bird, Tomas J., Bates, Amanda E., Mouillot, David

“…Improving predictions of ecological responses to climate change requires understanding how local abundance relates to temperature gradients, yet many factors…”
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Census-independent population mapping in northern Nigeria by Weber, Eric M., Seaman, Vincent Y., Stewart, Robert N., Bird, Tomas J., Tatem, Andrew J., McKee, Jacob J., Bhaduri, Budhendra L., Moehl, Jessica J., Reith, Andrew E.

“…Although remote sensing has long been used to aid in the estimation of population, it has usually been in the context of spatial disaggregation of national…”
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Mapping poverty using mobile phone and satellite data by Steele, Jessica E., Sundsøy, Pål Roe, Pezzulo, Carla, Alegana, Victor A., Bird, Tomas J., Blumenstock, Joshua, Bjelland, Johannes, Engø-Monsen, Kenth, de Montjoye, Yves-Alexandre, Iqbal, Asif M., Hadiuzzaman, Khandakar N., Lu, Xin, Wetter, Erik, Tatem, Andrew J., Bengtsson, Linus

“…Poverty is one of the most important determinants of adverse health outcomes globally, a major cause of societal instability and one of the largest causes of…”
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Identifying residential neighbourhood types from settlement points in a machine learning approach by Jochem, Warren C., Bird, Tomas J., Tatem, Andrew J.

“…Remote sensing techniques are now commonly applied to map and monitor urban land uses to measure growth and to assist with development and planning. Recent…”
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How accurate are WorldPop-Global-Unconstrained gridded population data at the cell-level?: A simulation analysis in urban Namibia by Thomson, Dana R, Leasure, Douglas R, Bird, Tomas, Tzavidis, Nikos, Tatem, Andrew J

“…Disaggregated population counts are needed to calculate health, economic, and development indicators in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), especially in…”
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Increased population size of fish in a lowland river following restoration of structural habitat by Lyon, Jarod P., Bird, Tomas J., Kearns, Joanne, Nicol, Simon, Tonkin, Zeb, Todd, Charles R., O’Mahony, Justin, Hackett, Graeme, Raymond, Scott, Lieschke, Jason, Kitchingman, Adrian, Bradshaw, Corey J. A.

“…Most assessments of the effectiveness of river restoration are done at small spatial scales (10 km) over short time frames (less than three years), potentially…”
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Geographical range, heat tolerance and invasion success in aquatic species by Bates, Amanda E., McKelvie, Catherine M., Sorte, Cascade J. B., Morley, Simon A., Jones, Nicholas A. R., Mondon, Julie A., Bird, Tomas J., Quinn, Gerry

“…Species with broader geographical ranges are expected to be ecological generalists, while species with higher heat tolerances may be relatively competitive at…”
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Incursions of sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, and striped bass, Morone saxatilis, in Labrador waters: Episodic events or evidence of a northward range expansion? by Van Leeuwen, Travis E., Cote, David, Pretty, Christina, Townley, Joseph, Poole, Rebecca, Dempson, Brian, Bird, Tomas J., Kippenhuck, Charlene, Morris, Corey

“…We describe observations of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) and striped bass (Morone saxatilis) incursions into Labrador, Canada. While P. marinus have been…”
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New Approaches to Marine Conservation Through the Scaling Up of Ecological Data by Edgar, Graham J, Bates, Amanda E, Bird, Tomas J, Jones, Alun H, Kininmonth, Stuart, Stuart-Smith, Rick D, Webb, Thomas J

“…In an era of rapid global change, conservation managers urgently need improved tools to track and counter declining ecosystem conditions. This need is…”
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Considerations for Water Temperature-Related Fishery Closures in Recreational Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Catch and Release Fisheries: A Case Study from Eastern Canada by Van Leeuwen, Travis E, Lehnert, Sarah J, Breau, Cindy, Fitzsimmons, Michelle, Kelly, Nicholas I, Dempson, J Brian, Neville, Victoria M, Young, Mark, Keefe, Donald, Bird, Tomas J, Cote, David

“…Accumulating evidence has demonstrated a decrease in post-release survival of angled Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) during periods of warm water temperatures…”
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The Influence of Mark-Recapture Sampling Effort on Estimates of Rock Lobster Survival by Kordjazi, Ziya, Frusher, Stewart, Buxton, Colin, Gardner, Caleb, Bird, Tomas

“…Five annual capture-mark-recapture surveys on Jasus edwardsii were used to evaluate the effect of sample size and fishing effort on the precision of estimated…”
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Quantifying factors influencing American lobster (Homarus americanus) predation on the invasive green crab (Carcinus maenas) in Newfoundland, Canada by Rayner, Gemma, Bird, Tomas J., McGaw, Iain J.

“…The European green crab (Carcinus maenas) is a newly invasive species in Newfoundland, where it has likely been present for ≤15 years. The green crab has been…”
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Sub-national mapping of population pyramids and dependency ratios in Africa and Asia by Pezzulo, Carla, Hornby, Graeme M., Sorichetta, Alessandro, Gaughan, Andrea E., Linard, Catherine, Bird, Tomas J., Kerr, David, Lloyd, Christopher T., Tatem, Andrew J.

“…The age group composition of populations varies substantially across continents and within countries, and is linked to levels of development, health status and…”
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Solomon Islands largest hawksbill turtle rookery shows signs of recovery after 150 years of excessive exploitation by Hamilton, Richard J, Bird, Tomas, Gereniu, Collin, Pita, John, Ramohia, Peter C, Walter, Richard, Goerlich, Clara, Limpus, Colin

“…The largest rookery for hawksbill turtles in the oceanic South Pacific is the Arnavon Islands, which are located in the Manning Strait between Isabel and…”
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Is my model fit for purpose? Validating a population model for predicting freshwater fish responses to flow management by Hale, Robin, Yen, Jian D. L., Todd, Charles R., Stuart, Ivor G., Wootton, Henry F., Thiem, Jason D., Koehn, John D., Tonkin, Zeb, Lyon, Jarod P., McCarthy, Michael A., Bird, Tomas J., Fanson, Ben G.

“…Abstract Models based on ecological processes (process‐explicit models) are often used to predict ecosystem responses to environmental changes or management…”
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Distinguishing geographical range shifts from artefacts of detectability and sampling effort by Bates, Amanda E., Bird, Tomas J., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Wernberg, Thomas, Sunday, Jennifer M., Barrett, Neville S., Edgar, Graham J., Frusher, Stewart, Hobday, Alistair J., Pecl, Gretta T., Smale, Dan A., McCarthy, Michael

“…Aim The redistribution of species with climate change is well documented. Even so, the relative contribution of species detectability to the variation in…”
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A global synthesis of survival estimates for microbats by Lentini, Pia E., Bird, Tomas J., Griffiths, Stephen R., Godinho, Lisa N., Wintle, Brendan A.

“…Accurate survival estimates are needed to construct robust population models, which are a powerful tool for understanding and predicting the fates of species…”
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Using gridded population and quadtree sampling units to support survey sample design in low-income settings by Qader, Sarchil Hama, Lefebvre, Veronique, Tatem, Andrew J, Pape, Utz, Jochem, Warren, Himelein, Kristen, Ninneman, Amy, Wolburg, Philip, Nunez-Chaim, Gonzalo, Bengtsson, Linus, Bird, Tomas

“…Household surveys are the main source of demographic, health and socio-economic data in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). To conduct such a survey,…”
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Semi-automatic mapping of pre-census enumeration areas and population sampling frames by Qader, Sarchil, Lefebvre, Veronique, Tatem, Andrew, Pape, Utz, Himelein, Kristen, Ninneman, Amy, Bengtsson, Linus, Bird, Tomas

“…Abstract Enumeration Areas (EAs) are the operational geographic units for the collection and dissemination of census data and are often used as a national…”
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