Dr Eleni Matechou
Reader in Statistics
School of Mathematical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
statistics, statistical ecology, Bayesian inference, eDNA, phenology, citizen science
Interests
My research expertise is in the area of Statistical Ecology, and in particular developing new statistical models and associated software for monitoring migration and phenological patterns of populations, for citizen science and related data, capture-recapture data for human and non-human populations, and for monitoring biodiversity using DNA-based survey data. I am also interested in the applications of Bayesian methods, and more specifically of Bayesian nonparametric methods, in ecology.Currently, I am serving as
- ISBA Environmental Sciences Section Secretary
- Associate Editor for Annals of Applied Statistics
- Member of the UKDNA Steering Committee
- Associate Editor for the Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics
Publications
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Probability, Statistics and Data Science2025
Authors' reply to the Discussion of ‘Efficient statistical inference methods for assessing changes in species’ at the ‘Discussion Meeting on the Analysis of citizen science data’Dennis E, Diana A, Matechou E and Morgan B
Journal of The Royal Statistical Society Series a (Statistics in Society), Oxford University Press (OUP)
11-04-2025
2024
eDNAPlus: A Unifying Modeling Framework for DNA-based Biodiversity MonitoringDiana A, Matechou E, Griffin J, Yu DW, Luo M, Tosa M, Bush A and Griffiths RA
Journal of The American Statistical Association, Taylor & Francis vol. 120 (549), 120-134.
23-12-2024
Using population register data and capture-recapture models to estimate over-coverage in SwedenSantos B, Mussino E, Drefahl S and Matechou E
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 14 (1)
18-12-2024
Modeling Disease Dynamics From Spatially Explicit Capture‐Recapture DataKetwaroo FR, Matechou E, Silk M and Delahay R
Environmetrics, Wiley vol. 36 (1)
02-12-2024
Models with observation error and temporary emigration for count dataKetwaroo FR, Matechou E, Biddle R, Tollington S and Da Silva ML
The Annals of Applied Statistics, Institute of Mathematical Statistics vol. 18 (4)
01-12-2024
Efficient statistical inference methods for assessing changes in species’ populations using citizen science dataDennis EB, Diana A, Matechou E and Morgan BJT
Journal of The Royal Statistical Society Series a (Statistics in Society), Oxford University Press (OUP)
05-10-2024
2023
Multiple systems estimation for studying over-coverage and its heterogeneity in population registersMussino E, Santos B, Monti A, Matechou E and Drefahl S
Quality & Quantity, Springer Nature vol. 58 (6), 5033-5056.
10-10-2023
Motivations and sensitivities surrounding the illegal trade of sea turtles in Costa RicaPheasey H, Griffiths RA, Matechou E and Roberts DL
Ecology and Society, Resilience Alliance vol. 28 (4)
01-01-2023
2022
Fast Bayesian Inference for Large Occupancy DatasetsDiana A, Dennis EB, Matechou E and Morgan BJT
Biometrics, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 79 (3), 2503-2515.
29-12-2022
A vector of point processes for modeling interactions between and within species using capture‐recapture dataDiana A, Matechou E, Griffin JE, Jhala Y and Qureshi Q
Environmetrics, Wiley vol. 33 (8)
01-12-2022
Capture-Recapture Models with Heterogeneous Temporary EmigrationMatechou E and Argiento R
Journal of The American Statistical Association, Taylor & Francis vol. 118 (541), 56-69.
02-11-2022
A General Modeling Framework for Open Wildlife Populations Based on the Polya Tree PriorDiana A, Matechou E, Griffin J, Arnold T, Tenan S and Volponi S
Biometrics, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 79 (3), 2171-2183.
06-09-2022
Outstanding challenges and future directions for biodiversity monitoring using citizen science dataJohnston A, Matechou E and Dennis EB
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Wiley vol. 14 (1), 103-116.
18-03-2022
Reliability of environmental DNA surveys to detect pond occupancy by newts at a national scaleBuxton A, Diana A, Matechou E, Griffin J and Griffiths RA
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 12 (1)
25-01-2022
2021
An RShiny app for modelling environmental DNA data: accounting for false positive and false negative observation errorDiana A, Matechou E, Griffin JE, Buxton AS and Griffiths RA
Ecography, Wiley vol. 44 (12), 1838-1844.
20-10-2021
Optimising sampling and analysis protocols in environmental DNA studiesBuxton A, Matechou E, Griffin J, Diana A and Griffiths RA
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 11 (1)
02-06-2021
Parasites, Drugs and Captivity: Blastocystis-Microbiome Associations in Captive Water VolesBetts EL, Hoque S, Torbe L, Bailey JR, Ryan H, Toller K, Breakell V, Carpenter AI, Diana A, Matechou E, Gentekaki E and Tsaousis AD
Biology, Mdpi vol. 10 (6)
22-05-2021
Trade of legal and illegal marine wildlife products in markets: integrating shopping list and survival analysis approachesPheasey H, Matechou E, Griffiths RA and Roberts DL
Animal Conservation, Wiley vol. 24 (4), 700-708.
10-02-2021
2020
Duration of female parental care and their survival in the little auk Alle alle - are these two traits linked?Wojczulanis-Jakubas K, Jiménez-Muñoz M, Jakubas D, Kidawa D, Karnovsky N, Cole D and Matechou E
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Springer Nature vol. 74 (7)
12-06-2020
A hierarchical dependent Dirichlet process prior for modelling bird migration patterns in the UKDiana A, Matechou E, Griffin J and Johnston A
The Annals of Applied Statistics, Institute of Mathematical Statistics vol. 14 (1), 473-493.
01-03-2020
2019
Modelling Environmental DNA Data; Bayesian Variable Selection Accounting for False Positive and False Negative ErrorsGriffin JE, Matechou E, Buxton AS, Bormpoudakis D and Griffiths RA
Journal of The Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics), Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 69 (2), 377-392.
27-12-2019
Estimating age‐dependent survival from age‐aggregated ringing data—extending the use of historical recordsJiménez‐Muñoz M, Cole DJ, Freeman SN, Robinson RA, Baillie SR and Matechou E
Ecology and Evolution, Wiley vol. 9 (2), 769-779.
01-01-2019
2018
Caste-Specific Demography and Phenology in Bumblebees: Modelling BeeWalk DataMatechou E, Freeman SN and Comont R
Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics, Springer Nature vol. 23 (4), 427-445.
09-08-2018
Removal Models Accounting for Temporary EmigrationZhou M, McCrea RS, Matechou E, Cole DJ and Griffiths RA
Biometrics, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 75 (1), 24-35.
06-08-2018
Model averaging in ecology: a review of Bayesian, information‐theoretic, and tactical approaches for predictive inferenceDormann CF, Calabrese JM, Guillera‐Arroita G, Matechou E, Bahn V, Bartoń K, Beale CM, Ciuti S, Elith J, Gerstner K, Guelat J, Keil P, Lahoz‐Monfort JJ, Pollock LJ, Reineking B, Roberts DR, Schröder B, Thuiller W, Warton DI, Wintle BA, et al.
Ecological Monographs, Wiley vol. 88 (4), 485-504.
11-06-2018
2017
Modelling individual migration patterns using a Bayesian nonparametric approach for capture–recapture dataMatechou E and Caron F
The Annals of Applied Statistics, Institute of Mathematical Statistics vol. 11 (1), 21-40.
01-03-2017
2016
Open models for removal dataMatechou E, McCrea RS, Morgan BJT, Nash DJ and Griffiths RA
The Annals of Applied Statistics, Institute of Mathematical Statistics vol. 10 (3), 1572-1589.
01-09-2016
Bayesian analysis of Jolly-Seber type modelsMatechou E, Nicholls GK, Morgan BJT, Collazo JA and Lyons JE
Environmental and Ecological Statistics, Springer Nature vol. 23 (4), 531-547.
04-08-2016
Biclustering Models for Two-Mode Ordinal DataMatechou E, Liu I, Fernández D, Farias M and Gjelsvik B
Psychometrika, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 81 (3), 611-624.
21-06-2016
2015
Reproductive consequences of the timing of seasonal movements in a nonmigratory wild bird populationMatechou E, Cheng SC, Kidd LR and Garroway CJ
Ecology, Wiley vol. 96 (6), 1641-1649.
01-06-2015
2014
Monitoring abundance and phenology in (multivoltine) butterfly species: a novel mixture modelMatechou E, Dennis EB, Freeman SN and Brereton T
Journal of Applied Ecology, Wiley vol. 51 (3), 766-775.
12-02-2014
2013
Estimating age‐specific survival when age is unknown: open population capture–recapture models with age structure and heterogeneityMatechou E, Pledger S, Efford M, Morgan BJT and Thomson DL
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Wiley vol. 4 (7), 654-664.
21-05-2013
Integrated Analysis of Capture–Recapture–Resighting Data and Counts of Unmarked Birds at Stop-Over SitesMatechou E, Morgan BJT, Pledger S, Collazo JA and Lyons JE
Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics, Springer Nature vol. 18 (1), 120-135.
06-02-2013
Research Group
Affiliates
Dione Consulting Ltd