Spatial causal inference in the presence of preferential sampling to study the impacts of marine protected areas
偏好性采样下的空间因果推断:海洋保护区影响评估
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been established globally to conserve marine resources. Given their maintenance costs and impact on commercial fishing, it is critical to evaluate their effectiveness to support future conservation. In this paper, we use data collected from the Australian coast to estimate the effect of MPAs on biodiversity. Environmental studies such as these are often observational, and processes of interest exhibit spatial dependence, which presents…