Research

I am working on various research projects to develop and apply quantitative techniques to improve the monitoring of threatened species. These projects primarily focus on the application of Bayesian spatial modelling, data fusion and deep learning to data collected with non-invasive sensors such as camera traps, bioacoustics and earth observation. Further information on these projects, as well as published research, collaborators, and funding can be found below.

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Mapping habitat in complex tropical landscapes with geospatial foundation models →

2025 - ongoing

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Automating bioacoustic monitoring in a primate diversity hotspot →

2025 - ongoing

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Data fusion for great ape population monitoring →

2024 - ongoing

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Improving indirect population monitoring with joint spatial models →

2024 - ongoing

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Separable space-time models for camera trap distance sampling →

2024 - ongoing

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Joint spatial modelling of wildlife density and group size →

2022 - 2024

Publications

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Joint spatial modeling of cluster size and density for a heavily hunted primate persisting in a heterogeneous landscape
Andrew Houldcroft, Finn Lindgren, Américo Sanhá, Maimuna Jaló, Aissa Regalla de Barros, Kimberley J. Hockings, Elena Bersacola
Ecography, 2024
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Code

Worked examples and code vignettes accompanying this research. View all →

Fitting a simple habitat suitability model →

A short worked example demonstrating data simulation, model fitting, and visualisation in R.

Contact

A.Houldcroft@exeter.ac.uk

Environmental Sustainability Institute
University of Exeter
Penryn Campus
Treliever Road
Penryn, Cornwall
TR10 9FE