Population size estimation from mark-resighting surveys

We consider the problem of estimating the size of a closed population based on the results of a certain type of marking-resighting sampling design. The design is similar to the commonly used multiple capture-recapture design, yet in some cases economically more feasible and easy to use. Sampling is done by first tagging a number of randomly selected animals with visible markers and later randomly sighting them (for instance, for large animals by visually sampling from a helicopter) and counting the number of tagged animals; In this paper, by using the above mentioned sampling scheme we present the maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) and Bayesian estimation of N by using different methods and construct their confidence intervals. We also use real data sets and simulated data sets to test these statistical indexes, and we find that it is reasonable for us to construct the confidence intervals of N by using these methods and that the approximate confidence interval of N is reliable.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mathematical Sciences

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Year

1998

Author dc:creator

• He, Huawen

Contributors dc:contributor

• Malwane Ananda

Statement dc:rights

• IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Identifier

https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/891

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-1890