Spatially explicit capture-recapture has opened new possibilities for analysing data from wildlife surveys over the last 20 years. Theory and software have advanced hand-in-hand with new field techniques. The expanding possibilities are a challenge for biologists.
This volume brings together theory, software and practical advice. It will be used by graduate students, wildlife biologists who apply the methods, and those wishing to develop them further. Important new material is included on study design, a topic of great practical concern. The focus is on frequentist models for closed populations fitted in the R package 'secr', but much of the material applies equally in a Bayesian context.
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Murray Efford
April 2025