Seasonal and annual fluctuations of deer populations estimated by a Bayesian state-space model
I. Mizuki, H. Ito, M. Yamasaki, S. Fukumoto, Y. Okamoto, M. Katsuki, K. Fukushima, M. Sakai, S. Sakaguchi, D. Fujiki, H. Nakagawa, M. Ishihara, A. Takayanagi
This study uses a Bayesian state-space model to estimate seasonal and annual fluctuations in sika deer populations in Japan, identifying factors like snowfall and nuisance control affecting population dynamics.
bioRxiv · Nov 15, 2019Ecology