Solow Andrew R
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA.
Math Biosci. 2005 May;195(1):47-55. doi: 10.1016/j.mbs.2005.02.001. Epub 2005 Apr 20.
The extinctions of plant and animal species are almost never observed directly, but must be inferred from sighting records. This paper reviews some methods for statistical inference about the extinction of a single species based on a record of its sightings.
动植物物种的灭绝几乎从未被直接观测到，而必须从目击记录中推断出来。本文回顾了一些基于单一物种目击记录对其灭绝情况进行统计推断的方法。
