Henderson Practical Methods in Ecology

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4443-1227-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 176 Seiten, E-Book

There are few books available that provide a good introduction tothe methods and techniques for ecological research. This book willbe invaluable to lecturers teaching field courses and studentsundertaking project work in ecology.
Each chapter will focus on an ecological technique. It will havean introductory section that describes the ecological principlesand theory. This will then be followed by example applications.These will focus on three most common habitats where teachers takestudents for fieldwork; the seashore, ponds and lakes, fields andwoodland.
* * Gives specific worked examples from the main ecosystems usedfor undergraduate study - seashore, lakes/ponds, field andwoodland.
* Only introductory text specifically focused on fieldtechniques.
* Great 'how-to' guide that will show student exactly how tocarry out each method.
* Only text to emphasise the principles behind the techniques -taking a methods based approach rather than a taxonomic approach(eg chapters split into population measures, biodiversity measures,species richness measures rather than methods for invertebrates,methods for mammals, methods for birds etc).
* Greater emphasis on the equipment involved - how to make it,where to buy it.
* Good references to further reading and advancedtechniques.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Henderson, Peter A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Estimating absolute population number by sampling a unit ofhabitat.
2. Estimating absolute population size - Mark-recaptureestimates.
3. Distance sampling methods for absolute populationestimation.
4. Removal sampling to estimate absolute population size.
5. Comparing the magnitude of populations - relativemethods.
6. Population indices.
7. Alpha diversity and spcies richness

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Henderson is an ecologist with more than 25 years' experience working on population dynamics of fish and invertebrates in Europe, North America, and Amazonia. His wide-ranging interests include community dynamics, evolutionary theory, and the taxonomy of ostracods. He is a director of the ecological consultancy Pisces Conservation Ltd and lectures at the University of Oxford.