Repository for evaluation of VAST package for single and multispecies spatial delta-generalized linear mixed models (delta-GLMM). The purpose of this analysis is to evaluate differences in indices and uncertainty estimates generated by VAST and design-based estimators, for a range of species in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska.
- Thorson, J.T., and Barnett, L.A.K. In press. Comparing estimates of abundance trends and distribution shifts using single- and multispecies models of fishes and biogenic habitat. ICES J. Mar. Sci. URL: https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article-abstract/2907795/Comparing-estimates-of-abundance-trends-and