Matthiopoulos How to be a Quantitative Ecologist
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-119-99172-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
The 'A to R' of Green Mathematics and Statistics
E-Book, Englisch, 496 Seiten, E-Book
ISBN: 978-1-119-99172-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Ecological research is becoming increasingly quantitative, yetstudents often opt out of courses in mathematics and statistics,unwittingly limiting their ability to carry out research in thefuture. This textbook provides a practical introduction toquantitative ecology for students and practitioners who haverealised that they need this opportunity.
The text is addressed to readers who haven't used mathematicssince school, who were perhaps more confused than enlightened bytheir undergraduate lectures in statistics and who have never useda computer for much more than word processing and data entry. Fromthis starting point, it slowly but surely instils an understandingof mathematics, statistics and programming, sufficient forinitiating research in ecology. The book's practical value isenhanced by extensive use of biological examples and the computerlanguage R for graphics, programming and data analysis.
Key Features:
* Provides a complete introduction to mathematics statistics andcomputing for ecologists.
* Presents a wealth of ecological examples demonstrating theapplied relevance of abstract mathematical concepts, showing how alittle technique can go a long way in answering interestingecological questions.
* Covers elementary topics, including the rules of algebra,logarithms, geometry, calculus, descriptive statistics,probability, hypothesis testing and linear regression.
* Explores more advanced topics including fractals, non-lineardynamical systems, likelihood and Bayesian estimation, generalisedlinear, mixed and additive models, and multivariatestatistics.
* R boxes provide step-by-step recipes for implementing thegraphical and numerical techniques outlined in each section.
How to be a Quantitative Ecologist provides acomprehensive introduction to mathematics, statistics and computingand is the ideal textbook for late undergraduate and postgraduatecourses in environmentalbiology.
"With a book like this, there is no excuse for people to beafraid of maths, and to be ignorant of what it can do."
--Professor Tim Benton, Faculty of Biological Sciences,University of Leeds, UK
