nimbleSCR: Bayesian Spatial Capture-Recapture Modeling Utilities

nimbleSCR provides utility functions, distributions, and fitting methods for Bayesian Spatial Capture-Recapture (SCR) and Open Population Spatial Capture-Recapture (OPSCR) modeling. The package, authored by Richard Bischof, is built using the nimble package and was motivated by the need for flexible and efficient analysis of large-scale SCR data.

Use Cases

• Fit Bayesian Spatial Capture-Recapture models based on utility functions and distributions.
• Analyze open animal populations using Open Population Spatial Capture-Recapture (OPSCR) methods.
• Perform computationally efficient analysis of large-scale SCR datasets.
• Implement modeling techniques discussed in referenced ecological and statistical literature.

Strengths

• Package is built on the nimble package, which is a framework for Bayesian statistical modeling.
• Development was motivated by the need for flexible and efficient analysis of large-scale SCR data.
• Methods are documented in peer-reviewed scientific publications, including Turek et al. 2021 and Milleret et al. 2021.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Richard Bischof