Ecological Census Techniques: A Handbook - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521606365 ISBN 13: 9780521606363

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

This is an updated version of the best selling first edition, Ecological Census Techniques, with updating, some new chapters and authors. Almost all ecological and conservation work involves carrying out a census or survey. This practically focussed book describes how to plan a census, the practical details and shows with worked examples how to analyse the results. The first three chapters describe planning, sampling and the basic theory necessary for carrying out a census. In the subsequent chapters international experts describe the appropriate methods for counting plants, insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds. As many censuses also relate the results to environmental variability, there is a chapter explaining the main methods. Finally, there is a list of the most common mistakes encountered when carrying out a census.

About this title

Book Description:

Most work in ecology or conservation requires a census of the population. Experts describe the practical methods necessary for carrying out a census. The book includes the underlying theory and the practical details for plants and each group of animals, alongside the environmental measures that can be done simultaneously.

About the Author:

WILLIAM J. SUTHERLAND is a Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of East Anglia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521606365
• ISBN 13: 9780521606363
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 446
• Editor: Sutherland William J.