Bayesian change-point analyses in ecology

Brian Bekcage; Lawrence Joseph; Patrick Belisle; David B. Wolfson; William J. Platt

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Bayesian change-point analyses in ecology

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Brian Bekcage, Lawrence Joseph, Patrick Belisle, David B. Wolfson, William J. Platt

Year:

2007

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

New Phytologist, VOl. 174: 456-467

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Abstract

Ecological and biological processes can change from one state to another once a threshold has been crossed in space or time. Threshold responses to incremental changes in underlying variables can characterize diverse processes from climate change to the desertification of arid lands from overgrazing.

Keywords

allometry, Bayesian, canopy gaps, change-point, dimate change, Pinus palustris, recruitment, threshold

Citation

Bekcage, Brian; Joseph, Lawrence; Belisle, Patrick; Wolfson, David B.; Platt, William J. 2007. Bayesian change-point analyses in ecology. New Phytologist, VOl. 174: 456-467