Statistical Ecology
A Primer on Methods and Computing
Published on 18. May 1988
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-471-83235-5 (ISBN)
Description
This introduction to quantitative methods in community ecology aims to provide an overview of the nature of data collection, followed by detailed explanations of the major statistical techniques applied to problems in population dynamics. It presents information on the use (and abuse) of specific techniques. Examples include communities of both flora and fauna, prey-predator relations, the effects of food supply on populations, and species abundance and overlap models. Also provided are several BASIC microcomputer programs which can be used with the examples given or with other data sets.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 60 mm
Width: 35 mm
Weight
624 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-83235-5 (9780471832355)
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Content
Ecological Community Data. SPATIAL PATTERN ANALYSIS. Distribution Methods. Quadrat-variance Methods. Distance Methods. SPECIES ABUNDANCE RELATIONS. Distribution Methods. Diversity Indices. SPECIES AFFINITY. Niche Overlap Indices. Interspecific Association. Interspecific Covariation. COMMUNITY CLASSIFICATION. Resemblance Functions. Association Analysis. Cluster Analysis. COMMUNITY COORDINATION. Polar Ordination. Principal Components Analysis. Correspondence Analysis. Nonlinear Ordinations. COMMUNITY INTERPRETATION. Classification Interpretation. Ordination Interpretation. References. Index. BASIC Programs.