This text summarizes the relevant literature and provides guidelines on the interpretation of diversity indices and on their role in ecological monitoring and conservation. It discusses sampling procedures and the choice of appropriate indices and includes worked examples to demonstrate the calculation of diversity indices. No great expertise in mathematics is assumed on the part of the reader. The book is aimed mainly at students of ecology but will also be of value to field workers in conservation work, ecological monitoring and ecological survey work.
This text summarizes the relevant literature and provides guidelines on the interpretation of diversity indices and on their role in ecological monitoring and conservation. It discusses sampling procedures and the choice of appropriate indices and includes worked examples to demonstrate the calculation of diversity indices. No great expertise in mathematics is assumed on the part of the reader. The book is aimed mainly at students of ecology but will also be of value to field workers in conservation work, ecological monitoring and ecological survey work.
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Verlagsgruppe
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Maße
Höhe: 220 mm
Breite: 140 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-7099-3539-1 (9780709935391)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Definitions of diversity. Measuring species diversity. Choosing an index and interpreting diversity measures. Sampling problems. Structural diversity. Applications of diversity measures. Summary.
