Author: David Edward CapenPublisher:
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Use of Multivariate Statistics in Studies of Wildlife Habitat
Author: David Edward CapenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Multivariate Statistics for Wildlife and Ecology Research
Author: Kevin McGarigalPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 146121288X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
With its focus on the practical application of the techniques of multivariate statistics, this book shapes the powerful tools of statistics for the specific needs of ecologists and makes statistics more applicable to their course of study. It gives readers a solid conceptual understanding of the role of multivariate statistics in ecological applications and the relationships among various techniques, while avoiding detailed mathematics and the underlying theory. More importantly, the reader will gain insight into the type of research questions best handled by each technique and the important considerations in applying them. Whether used as a textbook for specialised courses or as a supplement to general statistics texts, the book emphasises those techniques that students of ecology and natural resources most need to understand and employ in their research. While targeted for upper-division and graduate students in wildlife biology, forestry, and ecology, and for professional wildlife scientists and natural resource managers, this book will also be valuable to researchers in any of the biological sciences.
Wildlife-Habitat Relationships
Author: Michael L. MorrisonPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1597266337
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 521
Book Description
Wildlife-Habitat Relationships goes beyond introductory wildlife biology texts to provide wildlife professionals and students with an understanding of the importance of habitat relationships in studying and managing wildlife. The book offers a unique synthesis and critical evaluation of data, methods, and studies, along with specific guidance on how to conduct rigorous studies. Now in its third edition, Wildlife-Habitat Relationships combines basic field zoology and natural history, evolutionary biology, ecological theory, and quantitative tools in explaining ecological processes and their influence on wildlife and habitats. Also included is a glossary of terms that every wildlife professional should know.
General Technical Report RM.
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
Applications for Advancing Animal Ecology
Author: Michael L. MorrisonPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421440725
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Practical guidance for wildlife professionals working to improve study design, data analysis, and the application of results to habitat and population management. Winner of the Wildlife Society Publications Book Award by The Wildlife Society Despite major advances in sampling techniques and analytical methods, many animal ecologists conduct research that is primarily relevant to a specific time and place. They also tend to focus more on the statistical analyses and nuances of modeling than actual study design. Arguing that studies of animal ecology should always begin with a focus on the behaviors and characteristics of individual organisms, including how they form into distinct biological populations, Applications for Advancing Animal Ecology takes a fresh and critical look at the field. Building from its companion volume, Foundations for Advancing Animal Ecology, this practical book presents readers with the principal methods used to observe animal behavior. Teaching them to assess resource abundance categories of species-environmental relationships models, it also explores • major aspects of measuring animal habitat: what to measure and how to measure it; • common sampling and estimation methods to assess population parameters; • when to measure and how to analyze data; • problems that will confront ecologists in the coming years—and how to gather information to adequately address them; and • how the experimental approach can be used to advance the science of animal ecology. Throughout the book, the authors stress the importance of speaking a common and well-defined language. Avoiding vague and misleading terminology, they assert, will help ecologists translate science into meaningful and lasting actions in the environment. Taking the perspective of the organism of interest in developing concepts and applications, the authors always keep the potentially biased human perspective in focus. They also provide a selection of suggested research projects, cautions, and caveats. A major advancement in understanding the factors underlying wildlife–habitat relationships, Applications for Advancing Animal Ecology will be an invaluable resource to natural resource management professionals and practitioners, including state and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and environmental consultants.
Prediction of Wildlife and Fish Resources for National Assessments and Appraisals
Author: Riparian Ecosystems and Their Management
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Category : Ecosystem management
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Recent Historical and Projected Regional Trends of Trout in the Southeastern United States
Author: Patricia A. FlebbePublisher:
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Category : Fish populations
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Recent Historical and Projected Regional Trends of White-tailed Deer and Wild Turkey in the Southern United States
Author: General Technical Report PSW.
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description