@article{fdi:010044120, title = {{D}etection heterogeneity in underwater visual-census data}, author = {{M}ac{N}eil, {M}. {A}. and {G}raham, {N}. {A}. {J}. and {C}onroy, {M}. {J}. and {F}onnesbeck, {C}. {J}. and {P}olunin, {N}. {V}. {C}. and {R}ushton, {S}. {P}. and {C}habanet, {P}ascale and {M}c{C}lanahan, {T}. {R}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his study shows how capture-mark-recapture ({CMR}) models can provide robust estimates of detection heterogeneity (sources of bias) in underwater visual-census data. {D}etection biases among observers and fish family groups were consistent between fished and unfished reef sites in {K}enya, even when the overall level of detection declined between locations. {S}pecies characteristics were the greatest source of detection heterogeneity and large, highly mobile species were found to have lower probabilities of detection than smaller, site-attached species. {F}ish family and functional-group detectability were also found to be lower at fished locations, probably due to differences in local abundance. {B}ecause robust {CMR} models deal explicitly with sampling where not all species are detected, their use is encouraged for studies addressing reef-fish community dynamics.}, keywords = {{B}ayesian ; {M}arine protected area ; {M}ark-recapture ; {R}eef fishes}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {F}ish {B}iology}, volume = {73}, numero = {7}, pages = {1748--1763}, ISSN = {0022-1112}, year = {2008}, DOI = {10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02067.x}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044120}, }