Selected Research Publications for Carl Schwarz

This list is constantly being updated with machine readable copies of my research publications and software. If you would like to request a reprint, please send me an email. I'm am slowly updating my on-line section - if you don't see it here, please send me an email (cschwarz@stat.sfu.ca) and I'll see if I have an electronic copy to include.

More recent papers are in *.pdf. Some of the older papers may be in other formats. If you are unable to read any of these formats, please contact me.
YearPublicationTitle and link
2004 Journal of Fish Biology Dempson, J. B., Schwarz, C. J., Shears, M., and Furey, G. (2004). Comparative proximate body compsition of Atlantic salmon with emphasis on parr from fluvial and lacustrine habitats. Journal of Fish Biology 64, 1257-1271.
2003 Journal of Wildlife Management 67, 843-851 McPherson, R., Arnold, T., Armstrong, L., Schwarz, C. J. (2003).
Estimation of the number of nests initiated per breeding pair.
Journal of Wildlife Management 67, 843-851.

A copy of my slides presented at the IBC 2004 in Cairns Australia is also available.

A poster is also available:
McPherson, R. and Schwarz, C.J. (2001).
Estimation of the number of nests initiated by Mallard Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos)

2003 SSC Annual Meeeting Cowen, L. and Schwarz, C. J. (2003). Poster entitled
"Comparing survival estimates from a radio-tag mark-recapture study" presented at the Annual Meeting of the Statistical Society of Canada in June 2003.
2002 PI in the sky - PIMS student magazine Schwarz, C.J. (2002)
Rare events may not be be rare after all
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences *, ***-*** Schwarz, C.J., Arnason, A.N. and Kirby, C. W. (2002)
The Siren Song of the Schaefer Estimator - no better than a pooled Petersen
A Poster presented at the 2000 Annual meeting of the Statistical Society of Canada. is also available
Marine Mammal Science 18, 145-155 Manske, M., Stobo, W.T., and Schwarz, C. J.(2002)
Estimation of age-specific probabilities of first return and annual survival rates for the male Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) on Sable Island from capture-recapture data
Marine Mammal Science 18, 145-155
2001 CJFAS Dauk, P.C. and Schwarz, C.J. (2001)
Catch Estimation using complex surveys with no randomization in the effort survey.
Revised version submitted to Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, December 2001.
ICES Journal of Marine Science, 58: 331-341. Dempson, J. B., Schwarz, C. J., Reddin, D. G., O'Connell, M. F., Mullins, C. C., and Bourgeois, C. E. (2001).
Estimation of marine exploitation rates on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) stocks in Newfoundland, Canada.
ICES Journal of Marine Science, 58: 331-341.
PI in the sky, June 2001, 15-16. Schwarz, C. J. (2001).
Have you used illegal drugs lately - How to ask sensitive questions - the randomized response survey.
PI in the sky, June 2001, 15-16.
Biometrics **,***-*** Sutherland, J., Schwarz, C.J., Fall, J.G., Dorner, B., and Lertzman, K.P. (2001).
Multi-list capture-recapture methods with incomplete and partial stratification applied to estimating forest fire incidence.
Biometrics **, ***-*** (in review).
Biometrics 57, 461-468 Dauk, P.C. and Schwarz, C.J. (2001).
Catch estimation with restricted randomization in the effort survey
Biometrics 57, 461-468.
Sample data also available by following above link.
Biometrics 57, 287-293. Dauk, P.C. and Schwarz, C.J. (2001).
Catch Estimation In The Presence Of Declining Catch Rate Due To Gear Saturation
Biometrics 57, 287-293.
JABES, 6, 175-185 Schwarz, C.J. (2001)
The Jolly-Seber model: more than just abundance
Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics, 6, 175-185.
A poster is also available
2000EURING Several papers, posters, and short courses including:
Schwarz, C.J. (2000).
Real and quasi-experiments in capture-recapture studies

Arnason, A.N. and Schwarz, C.J.(2000).
Estimation of recruitment and population growth rates using the Jolly-Seber model.

Schwarz, C.J. (2000)
Estimation of age-specific breeding proportions using the Jolly-Seber model.

Seber, G.A.F. and Schwarz, C.J. (2000)
Capture-recapture: before and after EURING2000.
ASA Annual meetng Schwarz, C.J. (2000)
Interactive Web pages - An applet for the teacher, perls of wisdom, or a cup of java
Presented at the 2000 Annual meeting of the American Statistical Association.
Biometrics, 56, 59-64. Schwarz, C.J. and Arnason, A.N. (2000).
The estimation of age-specific breeding proportions using capture-recapture data.
Biometrics, 56, 59-64.
A poster is also available
CJFAS, 57, 241-246 Manske, M. and Schwarz, C.J. (2000)
Estimates of stream residence time and escapement based on capture-recapture data
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 57, 241-246.
A poster is also available
CJFAS, 57, 247-256 Schwarz, C.J. and Stobo, W.T. (2000).
Estimation of juvenile survival, adult survival, and age-specific pupping probabilities for the female grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) on Sable Island from capture-recapture data.
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 57, 247-256.
A poster is also available
SSC Annual meetng Schwarz, C.J. (2000)
The Siren call of the Schaefer Estimator
A Poster presented at the 2000 Annual meeting of the Statistical Society of Canada. is also available
1999CJFAS, 56, 551-559 Estimation and effects of tag-misread rates in capture-recapture studies
Schwarz, C.J. and Stobo, W.T.
Stats 24, 10-13 Everyone complains about textbook prices by no-one....
Chen, S. .... Schwarz, C.J.
ASA meeting StatVillage
Biometrics 55, 1014-1021 Schwarz, C.J., Andrews, M.A, Links, M. (1999)
The Stratified Petersen with a known number of unread tags
Biometrics 55, 1014-1021
Statistical Science 14, 427-456. Schwarz, C.J. and Seber, G.A.F. (1999)
A review of estimating animal abundance III
Statistical Science 14, 427-456.
1998 CJFAS, 55, 281-296. Schwarz, C.J. and Taylor, C.G. (1998).
Use of the stratified Petersen estimator in fisheries management: estimating the number of pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) spawners in the Fraser River.
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, 55, 281-296.
1997Biometrics, 53, 178-194 Estimating temporary migration using the robust design
Schwarz, C.J. and Stobo, W.T.
1996Biometrics, 52, 860-873. A general methodology for the analysis of capture-recapture experiments in open populations
Schwarz, C.J. and Arnason, A.N.

You can run the program described in this paper online
1994Biometrics, 50, 98-108 Mark-recapture estimation of a salmon smolt population
Schwarz, C.J. and Dempson, B.
A WinDoze version is available here at the POPAN site
1993CJFAS, 50, 1181-1197 Schwarz, C.J., Bailey, R.E., Irvine, J.R., and Dalziel, F.C. (1993)
Estimating salmon spawning escapement using capture-recapture methods.
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 50, 1181-1197.
1991J. Wildlife Management,
55, 718-730
Arnason, A. N., Schwarz, C.J., and Gerrard, J.M. (1991)
Estimating Closed Population Size And Number Of Marked Animals From Sighting Data.
Journal of Wildlife Management 55(4), 718-730.


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