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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... statistical tests from other excellent books such as Sokal and Rohlf ( 1981 ) , Colquhoun ( 1971 ) , or Zar ( 1984 ) . A few statistical tests which are peculiar to ecological types of data will be given here . Statistical inference is ...
... statistical tests from other excellent books such as Sokal and Rohlf ( 1981 ) , Colquhoun ( 1971 ) , or Zar ( 1984 ) . A few statistical tests which are peculiar to ecological types of data will be given here . Statistical inference is ...
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... statistical population may or may not be a biological population , and the two ideas should not be confused . In many cases the statistical population is clearly specified : the white - tailed deer population of the Savannah River ...
... statistical population may or may not be a biological population , and the two ideas should not be confused . In many cases the statistical population is clearly specified : the white - tailed deer population of the Savannah River ...
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... statistical problem is that in these cases " replicates " are not independent , and the first assumption of statistical inference is violated . Hurlbert ( 1984 ) reported that in two separate surveys 26 and 48 % of the ecological papers ...
... statistical problem is that in these cases " replicates " are not independent , and the first assumption of statistical inference is violated . Hurlbert ( 1984 ) reported that in two separate surveys 26 and 48 % of the ecological papers ...
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abundance aerial analysis animals Appendix approach approximate assume assumptions calculations catchability caught Chapter coefficient confidence interval confidence limits CONTINUE correction cost counts defined density discussed distance distribution ecological ecologists Enter equal equation estimate example expected experiment field Figure finite follows FORMAT FORMAT 2X formula frequency given gives hypothesis illustrates marked mean measure method nearest negative binomial neighbor niche normal Note Number of individuals observed obtained organisms pattern plot Poisson possible precision probability problem procedure Program proportion quadrat random random sampling ratio READ regression relative replacement resource rule sample size sampling unit selected showed similarity simple sizes spatial species square standard error statistical stratum Table techniques Total number transect transformation usually variable variance wish WRITE