Personal profile
Research overview
My research interests are largely in statistical ecology, especially modelling population dynamics, wildlife resource management, wildlife population assessment, distance sampling and biodiversity monitoring.
For further information, see my personal page, or the pages of the National Centre for Statistical Ecology and the Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling.
Industrial relevance
Wildlife resource management.
Academic/Professional Qualification
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Improved abundance trajectories with Bayesian population dynamics models: case study with a Hawaiian honeycreeper
Camp, R. J., Thomas, L., Buckland, S. T. & Kendall, S. J., 1 Jan 2026, In: Royal Society Open Science. 13, 1, 20 p., 250528.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Accounting for spatial habitat and management boundaries when estimating forest bird population distribution and density: inferences from a soap film smoother
Camp, R. J., Miller, D. L., Buckland, S. T. & Kendall, S. J., 14 Jun 2023, In: PeerJ. 11, 19 p., e15558.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Estimating effective survey duration in camera trap distance sampling surveys
Kühl, H. S., Buckland, S. T., Henrich, M., Howe, E. & Heurich, M., 13 Oct 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 10, e10599.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pooling robustness in distance sampling: avoiding bias when there is unmodelled heterogeneity
Rexstad, E., Buckland, S. T., Marshall, L. H. & Borchers, D., 6 Jan 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 1, 11 p., e9684.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Wildlife population assessment: changing priorities driven by technological advances
Buckland, S. T., Borchers, D. L., Marques, T. A. & Fewster, R. M., 1 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice. 17, 2, 22 p., 20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data for: Estimation of density distribution in unmarked populations using camera traps
Luo, G. (Creator), Wei, W. (Creator), Buckland, S. (Creator) & Ran, J. (Creator), Zenodo, 2023
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.xpnvx0kkf, https://zenodo.org/record/7673603
Dataset
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Field data on the performance on bumblebee colonies (Bombus terrestris) in Scotland in 2014, exposed to imidacloprid and/or chlorpyrifos.
Moffat, C. (Creator), Buckland, S. T. (Creator), Samson, A. J. (Creator), McArthur, R. (Creator), Chamosa Pino, V. (Creator), Bollan, K. A. (Creator), Huang, J. T.-J. (Creator) & Connolly, C. N. (Creator), University of Dundee, 28 Apr 2016
DOI: 10.15132/10000111
Dataset
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Field data on the performance on bumblebee colonies (Bombus terrestris) in Scotland in 2015, exposed to imidacloprid, thiamethoxam or clothiandin
Moffat, C. (Creator), Buckland, S. T. (Creator), Samson, A. J. (Creator), McArthur, R. (Creator), Pino, V. C. (Creator), Bollan, K. A. (Creator), Huang, J. T.-J. (Creator) & Connolly, C. N. (Creator), University of Dundee, 28 Apr 2016
DOI: 10.15132/10000110
Dataset
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Data from: Distance sampling with camera traps
Howe, E. J. (Creator), Buckland, S. T. (Creator), Després-Einspenner (Marie-Lyne Despres-Einspenner), M.-L. (Creator) & Kühl (Hjalmar Kuhn), H. (Creator), Dryad, 15 May 2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.b4c70
Dataset
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Model selection with overdispersed distance sampling data (dataset)
Howe, E. J. (Creator) & Buckland, S. T. (Creator), Dryad, 2020
Dataset
Projects
- 11 Finished
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EMFF Grant WP3: MASTS: Scottish Inshore Fisheries Integrated Data System Work Package 3
Buckland, S. (PI) & Bates, C. R. (Researcher)
1/12/16 → 31/07/19
Project: Standard
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Modelling spatial distribution: Modelling spatial distribution and change from wildlife survey data
Borchers, D. (PI), Buckland, S. (CoI) & Illian, J. B. (CoI)
1/10/13 → 30/09/16
Project: Standard
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WGEM 2012+WP1: NERC Axis II MEP
Buckland, S. (PI)
Natural Environment Research Council
6/09/12 → 5/09/14
Project: Standard
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EPSRC Strategic partner projects: Strategic Partner Project
Buckland, S. (PI)
1/08/11 → 30/06/12
Project: Standard
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National Centre for Statistical Ecology: National Centre for Statistical Ecology
Buckland, S. (PI)
1/10/10 → 30/09/15
Project: Standard
Activities
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International Statistical Ecology Conference
Buckland, S. T. (Organiser), Rexstad, E. (Chair of organising committee), Thomas, L. (Member of organising committee), Borchers, D. L. (Member of organising committee) & Illian, J. B. (Member of organising committee)
2 Jul 2018 → 6 Jul 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a conference
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International Statistical Ecology Conference
Buckland, S. T. (Chair of organising committee), Rexstad, E. (Chair of organising committee), Borchers, D. L. (Organiser), Brewer, M. (Organiser), Burt, M. L. (Organiser), Estevinho Santos Faustino, C. (Organiser), Harris, D. V. (Organiser), Illian, J. B. (Organiser), Bortolotto de Oliveira, G. A. (Organiser), King, R. (Organiser), Marques, T. A. (Organiser), Papathomas, M. (Organiser), Rodger, R. (Organiser), Thomas, L. (Organiser), Scott-Hayward, L. A. S. (Organiser) & Paxton, C. G. M. (Organiser)
2 Jul 2018 → 6 Jul 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a conference
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Springer (Publisher)
Buckland, S. T. (Member of editorial board)
1 Dec 2015 → 31 Dec 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of research journal
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Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics (Journal)
Buckland, S. T. (Editor)
1 Dec 2015 → 31 Dec 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of research journal
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Distance sampling workshop, Kuwait
Rexstad, E. (Organiser) & Buckland, S. T. (Course leader)
5 Jan 2015 → 8 Jan 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a workshop, seminar, course
Prizes
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Deputy Director, National Centre for Statistical Ecology, Univs of Kent, Cambridge and St Andrews
Buckland, S. T. (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Appointment
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Elected to the International Statistical Institute,
Buckland, S. T. (Recipient), 1995
Prize: Election to learned society
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Buckland, S. T. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Election to learned society
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Impacts
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Distance sampling surveys: enabling better decision-making by wildlife managers (REF 2014)
Buckland, S. (Participant), Borchers, D. (Participant), Thomas, L. (Participant) & Rexstad, E. (Participant)
Impact: Public Policy Impact, Environmental Impact
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New statistical methods result in better marine environmental monitoring and impact assessment (REF2014)
MacKenzie, M. (Participant), Rexstad, E. (Participant), Buckland, S. (Participant) & Thomas, L. (Participant)
Impact: Environmental Impact
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New statistical methods result in better marine environmental monitoring and impact assessment (REF2014).
Thomas, L. (Participant), Buckland, S. (Participant), MacKenzie, M. (Participant) & Rexstad, E. (Participant)
Impact