Ecological Methodology

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Benjamin/Cummings, 1999 - Science - 620 pages
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This 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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This book is largely concerned with the descriptive statistics of ecology and the
types of sampling schemes that ecologists can adopt. For example, the
conceptually simple variable population size is difficult to measure, and yet is
vital for most ...
Page 12
The conventional approach to a statistical test is too often presented as a black-or
-white decision whether to accept or reject the null hypothesis. We would be
better off if we viewed this problem of statistical decisions as an area of shades of
 ...
Page 262
Should samplers be placed randomly or systematically? Should different habitats
be sampled separately or all together? These are the general statistical
questions I will address in this and the next chapter. I will develop a series of
guidelines ...

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Contents

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Schnabel Method
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Ecological Methodology
Charles J. Krebs
Snippet view - 1989
Ecological Methodology
Charles J. Krebs,CHARLES L. KREBS,Professor of Zoology Charles J Krebs
No preview available - 1999

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abundance aerial aphids approximate assumption bias boundary strip calculations capture caught census zone change-in-ratio Chapter chi-squared coefficient of variation confidence interval confidence limits defined density estimate discussed DISTANCE METHODS Eberhardt ecological ecologists equal catchability equation estimate of population estimate population example expected Figure formula frequency distribution illustrates index of dispersion Jolly-Seber model level of precision line transect mark-recapture marked animals mean measure nearest neighbor negative binomial distribution null hypothesis number of animals number of individuals number of samples observed obtained organisms Petersen plants plot Poisson distribution population density population estimate probability problem procedure program-group proportion quadrat counts random points random sampling ratio recaptures sample size sampling periods sampling unit Seber second sample sequential sampling simple random sampling spatial pattern standard deviation standard error statistical stratified stratum study area systematic sampling Table Total number traps unmarked variable variance x-types

About the author (1999)

Charles Krebs is Professor of Zoology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and has been teaching for 40 years. He received his B.S. from the University of Minnesota and earned both his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia. In addition to teaching ecology, he has worked extensively on the population of rodents in Northern Canada, the United States, and Australia, trying to understand the mechanisms behind population fluctuations. He has published three ecology textbooks including Ecology: The Experimental Analysis of Distribution and Abundance, Fifth Edition and Ecological Methodology, Second Edition both published by Benjamin Cummings. In his spare time, Charles can be found drinking fine wines.hors have any!) hiking and kayaking. He is married and has three cats.


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TitleEcological Methodology
Life Sciences
The Benjamin/Cummings series in the life sciences
AuthorsCharles J. Krebs, CHARLES L. KREBS, Professor of Zoology Charles J Krebs
Edition2, illustrated
PublisherBenjamin/Cummings, 1999
Original fromthe University of California
Digitized16 Jul 2009
ISBN0321021738, 9780321021731
Length620 pages
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