Brian Steele

Presentations:

• Exact bagging of k-nearest neighbor predictors
• An investigation into the use of maximum posterior probability estimates for assessing the accuracy of large maps
• Logistic Regression
• Statistical Assessment of Departure From Historical Conditions (Long Version)
• Statistical Assessment of Departure From Historical Conditions (Short Version)
• Heat plot of Stratum 165
• Heat plot of Stratum 207
• Heat plot of Stratum 207
• Pvalue map
• FRCC map

Software

• S+ progam for Linear Mixed Model Estimation
• S+ progam for Genearalized Linear Mixed Model Estimation

Refereed Papers:

• Hogg, J.T., Forbes, S., Steele, B.M., Luikart, G. 2006.  Proceedings of the Royal Society B: e-Pubs Biological Sciences. Genetic rescue of an insular population of large mammals.
• Steele, B.M. (2005). Maximum Posterior Probability Estimators of Map Accuracy. Remote Sensing of Environment, 99, 254-270.
• Smucker, K.M., Hutto, R.L., Steele, B.M. 2005. Changes in bird abundance after wildfire: importance of fire serverity and time since fire. Ecological Applications 15(3), 1535-1449
• Steele, B.M., Reddy, S.K., and Nemani, R.R. 2005. A Regression Strategy for Analyzing Environmental Data Generated by Spatio-Temporal Processes. Ecological Modeling, 181, 93-108.
• Steele, B.M., D.A. Patterson and R.L. Redmond. 2003. Toward Estimating Thematic Map Accuracy Without a Probability Test Sample . Ecological and Environmental Statistics. 10, 333-356.
• Steele, B.M., and R.L. Redmond. 2001. A Method of Exploiting Spatial Information for Improving Classification Rules: Application to the Construction of Polygon-Based Land Cover Maps. International Journal of Remote Sensing.22, 3143-3166. Figure 1 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 .
• Steele, B.M. 2000. Combining Multiple Classifiers: An Application Using Spatial and Remotely Sensed Information for Land Cover Type Mapping. Remote Sensing of Environment.. 74, 545-556. .
• Steele, B.M. and D.A. Patterson. 2000. Ideal Bootstrap Estimation of Expected Prediction Error for k -Nearest Neighbor Classifiers: Applications for Classification and Error Assessment. Statistics and Computing, 10, 349-355.
• Steele. B.M., J.C. Winne, and R.L. Redmond. 1998. Estimation and Mapping of Local Misclassification Probabilities for Thematic Land Cover Maps, Remote Sensing and Environment, 66, 192-202.
• Luikart, G. W.B. Sherwin, B.M. Steele and F.W. Allendorf. 1998. Usefulness of Molecular Markers for Detecting Population Bottlenecks via Monitoring Genetic Change, Molecular Ecology, 7, 963-974.
• Lesica, P. and B.M. Steele. 1997. Use of Permanent Plots in Monitoring Plant Populations, Natural Areas Journal, 17, 331-340
• Steele, B.M. 1996. A Modified EM Algorithm for Estimation in Generalized Mixed Models, Biometrics, 52, 1295-1310.
• Steele, B.M. and C.E. Fiedler. 1996. Kalman Filter Analysis of Growth-Climate Relationships in Old-Growth Ponderosa Pine/Douglas Fir Stands, Radiocarbon 1996.
• Lesica, P. and B.M. Steele. 1996. A Method for Monitoring Long-Term Trends: An Example Using Rare Arctic-alpine Plants, Ecological Applications , 6, 879-887.
• Lesica, P. and B.M. Steele. 1994. Prolonged Dormancy in Vascular Plants and Implications for Monitoring Studies, Natural Areas Journal, 14, 209-212.
• Kendall, K.C. L.H. Metzgar, D.A. Patterson and B.M. Steele. 1992. Power of Sign Surveys to Monitor Population Trends, Ecological Applications , 2, 422-430.
• Holt, D.W., S.M. Melvin, and B.M. Steele 1992. Nestling Growth Rates of Short-eared Owls, Wilson Bulletin, 104, 333-338.

Book Chapters

• Steele, B.M. and J.T. Hogg. 2003. Measuring Individual Quality in Conservation and Behavior Studies. In: Festa-Bianchet, M. and Apollonio, M., Eds., Animal Behavior and Wildlife Conservation. , Island Press.
• Steele, B.M., 2001. Sampling Design and Statistical Inference for Ecological Assessment. In: Jensen, M.E., Bourgeron, P.S. and Lessard, G., Eds. A Guidebook for Integrated Ecological Assessments, New York: Springer-Verlag. 536 p.

Technical Papers

• Steele, B.M., Reddy, S.K., Keane, R.E. 2004. A methodology for assessing departure of current plant communities from historical conditions over large landscapes. Submitted to Ecological and Environmental Statistics.
• Steele, B.M., Patterson, D.A. 2004. An Investigation into the Use of Maximum Posterior Probability Estimates for Assessing the Accuracy of Large Maps.
• Hogg, J.T., N.S. Weaver, J.J. Craighead, B.M. Steele, M.L. Porkorny, M.H. Mahr, R.L. Redmond, and F.B. Fisher. 2001. Vegetation Patterns in the Salmon-Selway Ecosystem.
• Steele, B.M. and D.A. Patterson. 2001. A Resampling Weighted k-Nearest Neighbor Classifier. Land Cover Mapping Using Combination and Ensemble Classifiers. Proceedings of the 33^rd Symposium on the Interface. Interface Foundation of North America. 236-247.
• Patterson, D.A. and Steele, B.M. 1999. Proceedings of the 31 ^st Symposium on the Interface. Interface Foundation of North America. 198-204.

Some of My Favorite Links

• Mathematics Organizations: AMS , American Statistical Association , SIAM
• Other Science Related Sites: Wildlife Spatial Analysis Lab .
• Math Library Resources: MathSci .
• Math Computer Software: GAUSS .