Design and Analysis of Ecological Experiments
Published on 15. September 1993
Book
Hardback
652 pages
978-0-412-03551-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a wide-ranging introduction to both the standard and newer statistical techniques used in ecology. It helps ecologists and students design experiments which actually test for the variable under study and helps them analyze data properly. This book should be of interest to graduate students in ecology and evolutionary biology, and in areas of applied ecology such as forestry, plant pathology, fisheries and wildlife.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
80 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Weight
800 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-412-03551-7 (9780412035517)
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Content
Introduction: theory testing, hypothesis testing and statistical testing. Exploratory data analysis and graphical display. ANOVA: physiology and greenhouse experiments. ANOVA: competition and intraclass correlations. ANOVA: competition and field experiments. MANOVA: multispecies interactions. Repeated-measures analysis: growth curves. Time series: non-replicated large-scale experiments. Non-linear curve fitting, predation and functional response curves. Multiple regression: herbivory. Path analysis: pollination. Life table analysis: seed and seedling demography. Failure time analysis: survivorship and reproduction. Resampling techniques: size hierarchies and diversity indices. Spatial statistics: field experiments. Permutation methods: responses of spatially structured old-field communities. Model verification: optimal foraging. Meta-analysis: combining the results of independent experiments.