Incorporating Biotic Information in Species Distribution Models: A Coregionalized Approach

In this work, we discuss the use of a methodological approach for modelling spatial relationships among species by means of a Bayesian spatial coregionalized model. Inference and prediction is performed using the integrated nested Laplace approximation methodology to reduce the computational burden....

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Autores: Barber i Vallés, Josep Xavier, Conesa Guillén, David Valentín, López Quílez, Antonio, Martínez Minaya, Joaquín, Paradinas, Iosu, Pennino, Maria Grazia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
Repositorio:REDIUMH. Depósito Digital de la UMH
OAI Identifier:oai:dspace.umh.es:11000/38616
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11000/38616
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:bayesian hierarchical models
coregionalized models
fisheries
INLA
predation
SPDE
species interaction
CDU::3 - Ciencias sociales::31 - Demografía. Sociología. Estadística::311 - Estadística
CDU::5 - Ciencias puras y naturales::51 - Matemáticas::517 - Análisis
CDU::5 - Ciencias puras y naturales::57 - Biología::574 - Ecología general y biodiversidad
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Sumario:In this work, we discuss the use of a methodological approach for modelling spatial relationships among species by means of a Bayesian spatial coregionalized model. Inference and prediction is performed using the integrated nested Laplace approximation methodology to reduce the computational burden. We illustrate the performance of the coregionalized model in species interaction scenarios using both simulated and real data. The simulation demonstrates the better predictive performance of the coregionalized model with respect to the univariate models. The case study focus on the spatial distribution of a prey species, the European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus), and one of its predator species, the European hake (Merluccius merluccius), in the Mediterranean sea. The results indicate that European hake and anchovy are positively associated, resulting in improved model predictions using the coregionalized model.