Ecological MethodologyThis coherent text translates the methods of statisticians into "ecological English" so that students may readily apply these methods to the real world. Ecological Methodology, Second Edition provides a balance of material on animal and plant populations. It teaches students of ecology how to design the most efficient tests in order to obtain maximum precision with minimal work. The first part of the text focuses on biological and technical issues in statistical methodology. Students learn about advances that have been made in designing better sampling devices, along with the techniques and equipment used for sampling. The second part deals with creating solid statistical design, and presents all methods that are well-known to statisticians in a language and context that students will easily understand. |
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... random points to the nearest organism 2. from a random organism to its nearest neighbor . There is in principle no problem with setting out random points in a large area , although it may be very time - consuming and less easy to ...
... random points is selected , often along a transect line , with the constraint that points should not be so close that the same individual is measured at two successive points . The area around each random point is divided into four 90 ...
... random pattern . If point - quarter sampling is used , it is important to measure the 90 ° quadrant boundaries ac ... points to the nearest organism and distances from random organisms to their nearest neighbors to estimate density . For ...