Ecological MethodologyEcological Methodology, Second Edition provides a balance of material on animal and plant populations, and teaches students of ecology how to design efficient tests in order to obtain maximum precision with minimal work. |
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... niche breadth measures that consider resource availability estimate the overlap between the two frequency distributions of use and availability . The ... NICHE OVERLAP 379 Smith's Measure Number of Frequently Used Resources Niche Overlap.
... niche breadth measures that consider resource availability estimate the overlap between the two frequency distributions of use and availability . The ... NICHE OVERLAP 379 Smith's Measure Number of Frequently Used Resources Niche Overlap.
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... niche overlap has led many ecologists to argue that the particular index used is relatively unimportant , since they all give the same general result ( Pianka , 1974 ) . One way to evaluate ... NICHE OVERLAP 387 Which Overlap Index Is Best?
... niche overlap has led many ecologists to argue that the particular index used is relatively unimportant , since they all give the same general result ( Pianka , 1974 ) . One way to evaluate ... NICHE OVERLAP 387 Which Overlap Index Is Best?
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... overlap , and this overlap measure is recommended . Dietary preference is one component of a general diet selection model , and several measures of ... niche overlap for two separate species pairs 406 11 / NICHE OVERLAP AND DIET ANALYSIS.
... overlap , and this overlap measure is recommended . Dietary preference is one component of a general diet selection model , and several measures of ... niche overlap for two separate species pairs 406 11 / NICHE OVERLAP AND DIET ANALYSIS.
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abundance aphids Appendix assumptions bias calculations capture Caughley census zone Chapter chi-square clumped coefficient of variation confidence interval confidence limits defined density estimate distance ecological ecologists END-OF-FILE Enter equal catchability equation estimate of population estimate population example Figure finite population FORMAT 2X formula frequency distribution index of dispersion line transect mark-recapture marked animals method n₁ nearest neighbor negative binomial distribution niche breadth niche overlap normal distribution null hypothesis Number of animals Number of individuals number of quadrats number of samples number of species observed obtained parameters Petersen plot Poisson distribution population density population estimate problem Program proportion quadrat counts random points random sampling ratio READ recaptures regression sample size sample sizes sampling unit Schnabel Seber second sample simple random sampling spatial pattern standard error statistical statistical population stratum study area survival rate Table techniques Total number transformation variable variance