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The State of Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Statistical Modeling

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Predictive Species and Habitat Modeling in Landscape Ecology

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The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of how statistical analyses have been used for studying ecological processes on landscapes and where the field of statistics is headed in general. Various approaches to the statistical analysis of spatial and spatio-temporal problems are presented and discussed; also, references for several suggested readings, containing further information and examples, are provided at the end of each section.

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The author would like to thank A. Arab, C. Wikle, and two anonymous reviewers of this chapter for their helpful comments and suggestions.

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  1. USGS Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, 201 JVK Wagar Bldg, 1484 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO, 80523-1484, USA

    Mevin B. Hooten

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  1. Dept. Zoology, Biodiversity & Spatial Information Ctr., North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 27695, North Carolina, USA

    C. Ashton Drew

  2. Dept. Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, A1B 3X9, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

    Yolanda F. Wiersma

  3. Inst. Arctic Biology, Dept. Biology & Wildlife, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 99775, Alaska, USA

    Falk Huettmann

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Hooten, M.B. (2011). The State of Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Statistical Modeling. In: Drew, C., Wiersma, Y., Huettmann, F. (eds) Predictive Species and Habitat Modeling in Landscape Ecology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7390-0_3

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