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ArticleEcology and evolution2020

Census data aggregation decisions can affect population-level inference in heterogeneous populations.

Søs Engbo, James C Bull, Luca Börger, Thomas B Stringell, Kate Lock, Lisa Morgan, Owen R Jones

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Søs EngboDepartment of Biology University of Southern Denmark Odense Denmark.
James C BullDepartment of Biosciences Swansea University Swansea UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4373-6830
Luca BörgerDepartment of Biosciences Swansea University Swansea UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8763-5997
Thomas B StringellNatural Resources Wales Bangor UK.
Kate LockNatural Resources Wales Martin's Haven UK.
Lisa MorganRSPB Ramsey Island St Davids UK.
Owen R JonesDepartment of Biology University of Southern Denmark Odense Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5720-4686
Natural Resources Wales · GBSwansea University · GBUniversity of Southern Denmark · DKRamboll (United Kingdom) · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conservation and population management decisions often rely on population models parameterized using census data. However, the sampling regime, precision, sample size, and methods used to collect census data are usually heterogeneous in time and space. Decisions about how to derive population-wide estimates from this patchwork of data are complicated and may bias estimated population dynamics, with important implications for subsequent management decisions.Here, we explore the impact of site selection and data aggregation decisions on pup survival estimates, and downstream estimates derived from parameterized matrix population models (MPMs), using a long-term dataset on grey seal (

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conservationgrey sealmatrix population modelingpopulation dynamicspopulation managementsurvey methods

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PMID32760543
PMCPMC7391327
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