Research
statistics, statistical ecology, Bayesian inference, eDNA, phenology, citizen science
Interests
My research expertise is in the area of Statistical Ecology, and in particular developing new statistical models and associated software for monitoring migration and phenological patterns of populations, for citizen science and related data, capture-recapture data for human and non-human populations, and for monitoring biodiversity using DNA-based survey data. I am also interested in the applications of Bayesian methods, and more specifically of Bayesian nonparametric methods, in ecology.
Currently, I am serving as
- ISBA Environmental Sciences Section Secretary
- Associate Editor for Annals of Applied Statistics
- Member of the UKDNA Steering Committee
- Associate Editor for the Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics
Publications
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Probability, Statistics and Data Science
2025
More than presence-absence; modelling (e)DNA concentration across time and space from qPCR survey dataMatechou E
Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice,
Springer 05-08-2025A Pólya Tree modelling framework for batch-mark dataRotous I Diana A Matechou E
The Annals of Applied Statistics,
Institute of Mathematical Statistics vol. 19 (2), 1110-1126.
01-06-2025 Opportunities and challenges for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity in the robotics agePringle S Dallimer M Goddard MA Le Goff LK Hart E Langdale SJ Fisher JC Abad S-A et al.
Nature Ecology & Evolution,
Springer Nature vol. 9 (6), 1031-1042.
22-05-2025 Authors' reply to the Discussion of ‘Efficient statistical inference methods for assessing changes in species’ at the ‘Discussion Meeting on the Analysis of citizen science data’Dennis E Diana A Matechou E Morgan B
Journal of The Royal Statistical Society, Series a (Statistics in Society),
Royal Statistical Society, qnaf041-qnaf041.
11-04-2025 Global prevalence of Cryptosporidium infections in cattle: A meta-analysisBuchanan R Wieckowski P Matechou E Katzer F Tsaousis AD Farré M
Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases,
Elsevier vol. 7
01-01-2025 2024
eDNAPlus: A Unifying Modeling Framework for DNA-based Biodiversity MonitoringDiana A Matechou E Griffin J Yu DW Luo M Tosa M Bush A Griffiths RA
Journal of The American Statistical Association,
Taylor & Francis vol. 120 (549), 120-134.
23-12-2024 Using population register data and capture-recapture models to estimate over-coverage in SwedenSantos B Mussino E Drefahl S Matechou E
Scientific Reports,
Springer Nature vol. 14 (1)
18-12-2024 Modeling Disease Dynamics From Spatially Explicit Capture‐Recapture DataKetwaroo FR Matechou E Silk M Delahay R
Environmetrics,
Wiley vol. 36 (1)
02-12-2024 Models with observation error and temporary emigration for count dataKetwaroo FR Matechou E Biddle R Tollington S Da Silva ML
The Annals of Applied Statistics,
Institute of Mathematical Statistics vol. 18 (4)
01-12-2024 Efficient statistical inference methods for assessing changes in species’ populations using citizen science dataDennis EB Diana A Matechou E Morgan BJT
Journal of The Royal Statistical Society Series a (Statistics in Society),
Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 188 (3), 641-657.
05-10-2024 2023
Multiple systems estimation for studying over-coverage and its heterogeneity in population registersMussino E Santos B Monti A Matechou E Drefahl S
Quality & Quantity,
Springer Nature vol. 58 (6), 5033-5056.
10-10-2023 Motivations and sensitivities surrounding the illegal trade of sea turtles in Costa RicaPheasey H Griffiths RA Matechou E Roberts DL
Ecology and Society,
Resilience Alliance vol. 28 (4)
01-01-2023 2022
Fast Bayesian Inference for Large Occupancy DatasetsDiana A Dennis EB Matechou E Morgan BJT
Biometrics,
Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 79 (3), 2503-2515.
29-12-2022 A vector of point processes for modeling interactions between and within species using capture‐recapture dataDiana A Matechou E Griffin JE Jhala Y Qureshi Q
Environmetrics,
Wiley vol. 33 (8)
01-12-2022 Capture-Recapture Models with Heterogeneous Temporary EmigrationMatechou E Argiento R
Journal of The American Statistical Association,
Taylor & Francis vol. 118 (541), 56-69.
02-11-2022 A General Modeling Framework for Open Wildlife Populations Based on the Polya Tree PriorDiana A Matechou E Griffin J Arnold T Tenan S Volponi S
Biometrics,
Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 79 (3), 2171-2183.
06-09-2022 Outstanding challenges and future directions for biodiversity monitoring using citizen science dataJohnston A Matechou E Dennis EB
Methods in Ecology and Evolution,
Wiley vol. 14 (1), 103-116.
18-03-2022 Reliability of environmental DNA surveys to detect pond occupancy by newts at a national scaleBuxton A Diana A Matechou E Griffin J Griffiths RA
Scientific Reports,
Springer Nature vol. 12 (1)
25-01-2022 2021
An RShiny app for modelling environmental DNA data: accounting for false positive and false negative observation errorDiana A Matechou E Griffin JE Buxton AS Griffiths RA
Ecography,
Wiley vol. 44 (12), 1838-1844.
20-10-2021 Optimising sampling and analysis protocols in environmental DNA studiesBuxton A Matechou E Griffin J Diana A Griffiths RA
Scientific Reports,
Springer Nature vol. 11 (1)
02-06-2021 Parasites, Drugs and Captivity: Blastocystis-Microbiome Associations in Captive Water VolesBetts EL Hoque S Torbe L Bailey JR Ryan H Toller K Breakell V Carpenter AI et al.
Biology,
Mdpi vol. 10 (6)
22-05-2021 Trade of legal and illegal marine wildlife products in markets: integrating shopping list and survival analysis approachesPheasey H Matechou E Griffiths RA Roberts DL
Animal Conservation,
Wiley vol. 24 (4), 700-708.
10-02-2021 2020
Duration of female parental care and their survival in the little auk Alle alle - are these two traits linked?Wojczulanis-Jakubas K Jiménez-Muñoz M Jakubas D Kidawa D Karnovsky N Cole D Matechou E
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology,
Springer Nature vol. 74 (7)
12-06-2020 A hierarchical dependent Dirichlet process prior for modelling bird migration patterns in the UKDiana A Matechou E Griffin J Johnston A
The Annals of Applied Statistics,
Institute of Mathematical Statistics vol. 14 (1), 473-493.
01-03-2020 2019
Modelling Environmental DNA Data; Bayesian Variable Selection Accounting for False Positive and False Negative ErrorsGriffin JE Matechou E Buxton AS Bormpoudakis D Griffiths RA
Journal of The Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics),
Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 69 (2), 377-392.
27-12-2019 Estimating age‐dependent survival from age‐aggregated ringing data—extending the use of historical recordsJiménez‐Muñoz M Cole DJ Freeman SN Robinson RA Baillie SR Matechou E
Ecology and Evolution,
Wiley vol. 9 (2), 769-779.
01-01-2019 2018
Caste-Specific Demography and Phenology in Bumblebees: Modelling BeeWalk DataMatechou E Freeman SN Comont R
Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics,
Springer Nature vol. 23 (4), 427-445.
09-08-2018 Removal Models Accounting for Temporary EmigrationZhou M McCrea RS Matechou E Cole DJ Griffiths RA
Biometrics,
Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 75 (1), 24-35.
06-08-2018 Model averaging in ecology: a review of Bayesian, information‐theoretic, and tactical approaches for predictive inferenceDormann CF Calabrese JM Guillera‐Arroita G Matechou E Bahn V Bartoń K Beale CM Ciuti S et al.
Ecological Monographs,
Wiley vol. 88 (4), 485-504.
11-06-2018 2017
Modelling individual migration patterns using a Bayesian nonparametric approach for capture–recapture dataMatechou E Caron F
The Annals of Applied Statistics,
Institute of Mathematical Statistics vol. 11 (1), 21-40.
01-03-2017 2016
Open models for removal dataMatechou E McCrea RS Morgan BJT Nash DJ Griffiths RA
The Annals of Applied Statistics,
Institute of Mathematical Statistics vol. 10 (3), 1572-1589.
01-09-2016 Bayesian analysis of Jolly-Seber type modelsMatechou E Nicholls GK Morgan BJT Collazo JA Lyons JE
Environmental and Ecological Statistics,
Springer Nature vol. 23 (4), 531-547.
04-08-2016 Biclustering Models for Two-Mode Ordinal DataMatechou E Liu I Fernández D Farias M Gjelsvik B
Psychometrika,
Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 81 (3), 611-624.
21-06-2016 2015
Reproductive consequences of the timing of seasonal movements in a nonmigratory wild bird populationMatechou E Cheng SC Kidd LR Garroway CJ
Ecology,
Wiley vol. 96 (6), 1641-1649.
01-06-2015 2014
Monitoring abundance and phenology in (multivoltine) butterfly species: a novel mixture modelMatechou E Dennis EB Freeman SN Brereton T
Journal of Applied Ecology,
Wiley vol. 51 (3), 766-775.
12-02-2014 2013
Estimating age‐specific survival when age is unknown: open population capture–recapture models with age structure and heterogeneityMatechou E Pledger S Efford M Morgan BJT Thomson DL
Methods in Ecology and Evolution,
Wiley vol. 4 (7), 654-664.
21-05-2013 Integrated Analysis of Capture–Recapture–Resighting Data and Counts of Unmarked Birds at Stop-Over SitesMatechou E Morgan BJT Pledger S Collazo JA Lyons JE
Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics,
Springer Nature vol. 18 (1), 120-135.
06-02-2013 Global Prevalence of Cryptosporidium Infections in Cattle and C. parvum genotype distribution: A Meta-AnalysisBuchanan R Matechou E Katzer F Tsaousis AD Farré M
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Biorxiv An Rshiny app for modelling environmental DNA data: accounting for false positive and false negative observation errorDiana A Matechou E Griffin JE Buxton AS Griffiths RA
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