The USGS Alaska Science Center Ecosystems Analytics program is a group of quantitative biologists and research statisticians who provide analytical support to USGS scientists to answer challenging ecological topics and management questions for USGS partners.
Rebecca Taylor, Ph.D.
I am a principal investigator who develops new statistical techniques and modifies state-of the-art analytical approaches for complex problems and intractable data.
I focus on hard to study species, and I routinely work in both Bayesian and frequentist paradigms. I create explanatory and predictive models, and I also use methods such as causal inference techniques (directed acyclic graphs, propensity score matching), decision tree algorithms and boosting methods, and nonparametric methods. I program in compiled and interpreted languages, including R. I collaborate locally, nationally, and internationally, with other scientists and statisticians in federal agencies, state agencies, academia, and the private sector.
Science and Products
Ecosystems Analytics
Ecosystems Analytics is a group of quantitative biologists and research statisticians with a diverse range of expertise and experience (summarized below). We collaborate with internal and external partners to answer challenging ecological questions that are a high priority of the U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Science Center, sister agencies within the Department of the Interior (DOI), and various...
Walrus Research
The USGS Alaska Science Center conducts long-term research on the Pacific walrus to provide scientific information to Department of Interior management agencies and Alaska Native co-management partners. In addition, the USGS Pacific walrus research program collaborates with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the State of Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game and Alaska Native co...
ASC Walrus Thematic Data Releases
ASC Walrus Thematic Data Releases. USGS publishes data and software to support Pacific walrus research and management. This page offers a location to find data and software products thematically organized under the headings of “satellite imagery” and “aerial imagery.”
USGS Alaska Science Center Ecosystems Analytics Program
The USGS Alaska Science Center Ecosystems Analytics program is a group of quantitative biologists and research statisticians who provide analytical support to USGS scientists to answer challenging ecological topics and management questions for USGS partners.
Sea ice in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska
Sea ice in the Chukchi Sea in 2013.
Sea ice in the Chukchi Sea in 2013.
Walrus reflections in the water
Walrus reflections in the water. Taken from a USGS research cruise in the Chukchi Sea,
Walrus reflections in the water. Taken from a USGS research cruise in the Chukchi Sea,
Pacific walrus resting on sea ice in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska
Pacific walrus resting on ice in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska. This field work was part a satellite tagging expedition in the northwest Chukchi Sea to understand movement patterns, foraging behaviors of walruses and important summering habitats.
Pacific walrus resting on ice in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska. This field work was part a satellite tagging expedition in the northwest Chukchi Sea to understand movement patterns, foraging behaviors of walruses and important summering habitats.
Science and Products
Ecosystems Analytics
Ecosystems Analytics is a group of quantitative biologists and research statisticians with a diverse range of expertise and experience (summarized below). We collaborate with internal and external partners to answer challenging ecological questions that are a high priority of the U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Science Center, sister agencies within the Department of the Interior (DOI), and various...
Walrus Research
The USGS Alaska Science Center conducts long-term research on the Pacific walrus to provide scientific information to Department of Interior management agencies and Alaska Native co-management partners. In addition, the USGS Pacific walrus research program collaborates with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the State of Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game and Alaska Native co...
ASC Walrus Thematic Data Releases
ASC Walrus Thematic Data Releases. USGS publishes data and software to support Pacific walrus research and management. This page offers a location to find data and software products thematically organized under the headings of “satellite imagery” and “aerial imagery.”
USGS Alaska Science Center Ecosystems Analytics Program
The USGS Alaska Science Center Ecosystems Analytics program is a group of quantitative biologists and research statisticians who provide analytical support to USGS scientists to answer challenging ecological topics and management questions for USGS partners.
The USGS Alaska Science Center Ecosystems Analytics program is a group of quantitative biologists and research statisticians who provide analytical support to USGS scientists to answer challenging ecological topics and management questions for USGS partners.
Sea ice in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska
Sea ice in the Chukchi Sea in 2013.
Sea ice in the Chukchi Sea in 2013.
Walrus reflections in the water
Walrus reflections in the water. Taken from a USGS research cruise in the Chukchi Sea,
Walrus reflections in the water. Taken from a USGS research cruise in the Chukchi Sea,
Pacific walrus resting on sea ice in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska
Pacific walrus resting on ice in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska. This field work was part a satellite tagging expedition in the northwest Chukchi Sea to understand movement patterns, foraging behaviors of walruses and important summering habitats.
Pacific walrus resting on ice in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska. This field work was part a satellite tagging expedition in the northwest Chukchi Sea to understand movement patterns, foraging behaviors of walruses and important summering habitats.