General Ecology Laboratory Manual

8th Revised Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-07-290974-6
Verlag: MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 215 mm x 275 mm, Gewicht: 694 g

Designed for juniors and seniors, this one-semester laboratory manual is based on mathematical statistics. This new edition provides a wide range of topics for investigation. Author George Cox begins with exercises covering library research, designing an ecological study, and other introductory concepts. He then proceeds to an examination of specific types of measurement and an analysis of various aspects of ecology. Many of these laboratories are tied to current, commercially-available computer programs and software packages.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cox, George W

Cox, George

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Angewandte Ökologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Terrestrische Ökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Meeres- und Süßwasserökologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltüberwachung, Umweltanalytik, Umweltinformatik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Populärwissenschaftliche Werke
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Naturschutzbiologie, Biodiversität

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I Techniques of Ecological Study1 Designing an Ecological Study2 Experimental Design in Ecological Studies3 Sampling Design in Ecological Studies4 Statistical Analysis and Testing in Ecology5 Literature Research in Ecology6 Internet Resources in Ecology7 Preparing an Ecological Research PaperPart II Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems8 Plant Community Structure9 Animal Community Structure10 Soil Arthropod Community Structure11 Structure of a Lake EcosystemPart III Temperature, Water, and Energy Relations12 Acclimation to Temperature13 Behavioral Preference Analysis14 Plant Water Potential15 Field Measurement of Photosynthesis and TranspirationPart IV Population Ecology16 Mark-Recapture and Catch-Effort Population Estimates17 Mapping Home Ranges and Territories18 Intrapopulation Dispersion Analysis19 Mortality, Recruitment, and Migration Rates in Populations20 Life Tables and Survivorship Curves21 Ecogenetic Evolution in Plants22 Population Growth, Limitation, and InteractionPart V Intraspecific and Interspecific Interactions23 Field Studies of Plant Competition24 Ecological Isolation25 Niche Breadth, Niche Overlap, and the Community Matrix26 Interspecific Association27 Pollination EcologyPart VI Community Ecology28 Measurement of Species Diversity29 Community Similarity and Ordination30 Nestedness in Community CompositionPart VII Ecosystem Ecology31 Analysis of Food Webs32 Primary Production in Terrestrial Ecosystems33 Primary Production in Aquatic Ecosystems34 Simulation of Ecosystem Dynamics35 Mechanisms of Biotic SuccessionPart VIII Regional and Global Ecology36 Species-Area Relationships37 Metapopulation Dynamics38 Landscape Ecology39 Geographic Information Systems40 Conserving Global BiodiversityAppendix I Statistical TablesAppendix II Sources of Software and Hardware

Über Autor(innen)

Cox, George
Dr. George Cox, an ecologist, taught at San Diego State University and is dedicated to keeping up with the latest technology in his field. He is also author of a WCB lab manual for general ecology. Dr. Cox now offers consulting services through Biosphere and Biosurvival, Santa Fe, New Mexico.