Designing Field Studies for Biodiversity Conservation

Name: Designing Field Studies for Biodiversity Conservation
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ISBN: 9781559638784

ISBN-10: 1559638788

ISBN-13: 9781559638784

Edition: 2nd 2001

Authors: Peter Feinsinger

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Anyone working in biodiversity conservation or field ecology should understand and utilize the common-sense process of scientific inquiry: observing surroundings, framing questions, answering those questions through well-designed studies, and, in many cases, applying results to decision making. Yet the interdisciplinary nature of conservation means that many workers are not well versed in the methods of science and may misunderstand or mistrust this indispensable tool.Designing Field Studies for Biodiversity Conservationaddresses that problem by offering a comprehensible, practical guide to using scientific inquiry in conservation work. In an engaging and accessible style, award-winning…

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List price: $46.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Island Press
Publication date: 7/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 236
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes


Preface


Acknowledgments



Introduction: What's Science Got to Do with It?



The Inquiry Process



So, What's the Question?



Design: Matching Data Collection to the Scope of the Question



Small Samples and Big Questions: The Role of Statistical Inference



Points of View: Taking Natural History into Account



Contents and Context: Taking the Whole Landscape into Account



Indicators versus Targets: Shortcuts to the Landscape's "Health"?



Species Diversity: Easy to Quantify, but What Does It Mean?



Extending the Reach of Inquiry



Calculating Confidence Limits for the Population Mean



Deciding on Sample Size



Resources Especially for Latin American Readers



Design and Statistics without the Jargon: A Play in Two Acts


Literature Cited


Notes


Index


About the Author