Estimator of upgrowth transition rates for size-classified matrix from small samples

Picard Nicolas, Bar-Hen Avner, Gourlet-Fleury Sylvie. 2007. Estimator of upgrowth transition rates for size-classified matrix from small samples. Ecological Modelling, 204 : 59-69.

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Thème(s) HCERES des revues (en SHS) : Economie-gestion

Résumé : Matrix models can incorporate demographic, environmental or sampling stochasticity. The first two have intensively been studied, and we shall focus on the latter. It comes from the uncertainty on the estimation of vital rates, that generates an uncertainty on the model predictions. When dealing with size-classified models, the continuous information brought by the size may or may not be taken into consideration to estimate vital rates. The proportion estimator is obtained in the former case, whereas the increment estimator is obtained in the latter case. We compared these two estimators on the basis of their bias, variance and probability of being null, and applied the results to a tropical rain forest in French Guiana. The proportion estimator is unbiased, whereas the increment estimator is generally biased. We specified some conditions under which the increment estimator is also unbiased. However, the increment estimator generally has a lower asymptotic variance than the proportion estimator. As a consequence, the increment estimator is generally more efficient than the proportion estimator for small samples. Moreover, the increment estimator cannot bring null estimates, contrary to the proportion estimator, which reinforces its suitability for small samples. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : modèle mathématique, modèle de simulation, forêt tropicale humide, échantillonnage

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Guinée

Classification Agris : U10 - Informatique, mathématiques et statistiques
K10 - Production forestière

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 6 (2005-2013) - Agriculture, environnement, nature et sociétés

Auteurs et affiliations

• Picard Nicolas, CIRAD-FORET-UPR Dynamique forestière (FRA)
• Bar-Hen Avner, INA-PG (FRA)
• Gourlet-Fleury Sylvie, CIRAD-FORET-UPR Dynamique forestière (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0002-1136-4307

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/538538/)

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