In order to combine data from surveys conducted in different seasons--which have important differences in methods (temperature/timing) and results (e.g., for spiny dogfish, different patterns in distribution, abundance, etc.)--we need some statistical method to account for this source of variation... an observation model?
In order to combine data from surveys conducted in different seasons--which have important differences in methods (temperature/timing) and results (e.g., for spiny dogfish, different patterns in distribution, abundance, etc.)--we need some statistical method to account for this source of variation... an observation model?