Links

Vertebrate

Population

Analysis

NRES 896

 

 

USEFUL COURSE LINKS


Density/Abundance Software:

DISTANCE (version 5)--density estimation software

DOBSERV--double observer software using SURVIV

Program PRESENCE (occupancy models and n-mixture models)

 

Mark-recapture Software:

Program MARK and accompanying help site (A Gentle Introduction)

RMARK--an interface for program R

Program SURVIV--an old-y but a good-y

Patuxent USGS Software Archive

 

Home Range Software:

CALHOME--an early home range estimation software package

Home Range Tools--ArcGIS update for the former ArcView-based Home Range Extension

Home Range Extension--ArcView 3.1 extension for home range estimation

Animal Space Use stand-alone extension (Horne and Garton): provides calculations for smoothing factors

Animal Movement Extension--ArcView 3.1 extension for home range estimation (download version 2.0, which needs Spatial Analyst)

     --alternate site here for Animal Movement Extension

Other Home Range software--a clearinghouse for home range software

Hawths Analysis Tools--for ArcGIS 9.x, includes random point generation, some HR estimation tools, and other interesting tools (free)

BIOTAS--a new home range software that is not free (but free trial version available)

Triagulation software:

LOAS--Location of a Signal

LOCATE2

LOCATE3

 

 

Links to other courses with additional notes:

Ken Burnham and Gary White's course at Colorado State

Mike Conroy's course at UGA

Instructional companion to Williams et al. text

Ken Pollock's course at NC State

USGS Sampling course (with downloadable ppt's)

Bibliography sites:

Tiago Marques' web site with papers, books, and reports on Distance Sampling (pdf's available)