David Warton (University of New South Wales) interviews Viviana Ruiz-Gutierrez (Cornell University) about her recent paper Uncertainty in biological monitoring: a framework for data collection and analysis to account for multiple sources of sampling bias. They discuss the main contributions of the paper, the effect false positives can have on occupancy estimates (when not accounted for) and her current position at Cornell. They finish off (in Spanish!) discussing the next step in her research agenda.

The article that is discussed in this interview – Uncertainty in biological monitoring: a framework for data collection and analysis to account for multiple sources of sampling bias – was published in the August issue of Methods in Ecology and Evolution.

If you’re interested in learning more about uncertainty and citizen science, check out Viviana’s blog post Being Certain About Uncertainty.