README.md
In Boldemeyer/MYTSBE: Multi-Year Time Stratified Bayesian Estimator

MYTSBE

Multi Year Time Stratified Bayesian Estimator

MYTSBE is an R package for estimating juvenile salmonid abundances using capture-mark-recapture data collected at rotary screw traps. MYTSBE contains two functions for formatting juvenile salmonid data (Chinook_Format() and Steelhead_Format()) into the appropriate capture-mark-recapture format needed for the MYTSBE model. The package also contains three functions that run the same hierarchical Bayesian model but produce different life-stage and cohort summaries dependent on the species (MYTSBE_Cohort(), MYTSBE_Cohort_Fry(), and MYTSBE_Calendar()).

To install MYTSBE you can use Hadley Wickham's devtools package. To install and load the devtools package use:

install.packages("devtools")
library(devtools)

NOTE: To use devtools, you may also have to download and install Rtools (although you shouldn't). The latest version on Rtools can be found at https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/

Once devtools is successfully installed, use the following to install MYTSBE:

devtools::install_github("Boldemeyer/MYTSBE")

If you are interested in making contributions to MYTSBE, consider getting a GitHub account, fork this repository, clone to a local directory, modify, and send me a pull request. I can then review any changes and merge.

For further information email me or, see:

Oldemeyer, B.N., Copeland, T.S., and B.P. Kennedy. (in review. 2017). A multi-year hierarchical Bayesian mark-recapture model using recurring salmonid behavior to account for sparse or missing data. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.