Monitoring Plant and Animal Populations A Handbook for Field Biologists

Name: Monitoring Plant and Animal Populations A Handbook for Field Biologists
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ISBN: 9780632044429

ISBN-10: 063204442X

ISBN-13: 9780632044429

Edition: 2001

Authors: Caryl L. Elzinga, Daniel W. Salzer, John W. Willoughby, James P. Gibbs

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An overview of population monitoring issues that is accessible to the typical field biologist and land managers with a modest statistical background. This text will include concrete guidelines for ecologists to follow to design a statistically defensible monitoring program.

Book details

List price: $103.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/8/2001
Binding: Comb Bound
Pages: 368
Size: 9.50" wide x 11.00" long x 1.40" tall
Weight: 2.178
Language: English



Preface



Introduction to Monitoring



Monitoring Overview



Selecting Among Priorities



Qualitative Techniques for Monitoring



General Field Techniques



Data Collection and Data Management



Basic Principles of Sampling



Sampling Design



Statistical Analysis



Analysis of Trends



Selecting Random Samples



Field Techniques for Measuring Vegetation



Specialized Sampling Methods and Field Techniques for Animals



Objectives



Communication and Monitoring Plans



Monitoring Communities



Sample Size Equations



Confidence Interval Equations



Sample Size and Confidence Intervals for Complex Sampling Designs


Literature Cited


Index