Generalized biodiversity assessment by Bayesian nested random effects models with spyke-and-slab priors

Publication date: Available online 21 March 2018Source: Statistics & Probability LettersAuthor(s): Giovanna Jona Lasinio, Alessio Pollice, Elisa Anna FanoAbstractWe analyze variations in α-diversity of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in an Italian lagoon system using Bayesian hierarchical models with nested random effects. Our aim is to understand how spatial scales influence microhabitat definition. Tsallis entropy measures diversity and spike-and-slab regression selects predictors.
Source: Statistics and Probability Letters - Category: Statistics Source Type: research