Open‐population spatial capture–recapture (OPSCR) models use the spatial information contained in individual detections collected over multiple consecutive occasions to estimate not only occasion‐specific density, but also demographic parameters. OPSCR models can also estimate spatial variation in vital rates, but such models are neither widely used nor thoroughly tested. We developed a Bayesian OPSCR model that not only accou...

Spatial capture–recapture (SCR) is now routinely used for estimating abundance and density of wildlife populations. A standard SCR model includes sub‐models for the distribution of individual activity centers (ACs) and for individual detections conditional on the locations of these ACs. Both sub‐models can be expressed as point processes taking place in continuous space, but there is a lack of accessible and efficient tools to...