A Bayesian Introduction to Fish Population Analysis
2024-02-17
Preface
This book is based in large part on material I developed while teaching (1991-2014) at NC State University. My hope is that the book will be a bridge between traditional fisheries analytical methods and Bayesian approaches that offer many advantages in ecological modeling. The book might be useful as an upper-level undergraduate or early graduate text, or for a working fisheries biologist interested in a hands-on introduction to Bayesian methods. The format for the book follows that used in two key references: Kéry (2010) and Kéry and Schaub (2011). I have benefited greatly from working through their material, but any errors are mine. I welcome constructive feedback so please contact me (email: jhightower@ncsu.edu) if you encounter errors or just see something that could be written more clearly.
The suggested format for citing this book is: Hightower, Joseph E. 2024. A Bayesian Introduction to Fish Population Analysis. https://bookdown.org/Joseph_Hightower/bayesianfish/
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