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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... recaptures . From Table 2.1 , with Σ R , = 24 recaptures , the 95 % confidence limits on Σ R , are 14.921 and 34.665 . Using equation ( 2.9 ) with these limits , we obtain Lower 95 % confidence limit = Σ ( C , M , ) = Σ R , 10,740 ...
... recaptures per bird = = Total recaptures / Total birds Σg ? = 72 + 72 + 62 + 42 + 72 = 199 For the data in Table 2.6 , 31/32 0.9687 - 0.9687 ) 2 + 7 ( 2 - 0.9687 ) 2 + ( 199/322 ) • = 38.97 0.77436 = 50.32 d.f. = - ( 32 1 ) = 31 x2 = 15 ...
... recaptures to time t L = Predetermined number of recaptures L can be set either from prior information on the number of recaptures desired , or from equation ( 7.19 ) , in which L is fixed once you specify the coefficient of variation ...