Data Analysis in Community and Landscape Ecology

C. J. F. Ter Braak

ISBN 10: 0521475740 / ISBN 13: 9780521475747

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1995

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Ecological data has several special properties: the presence or absence of species on a semi-quantitative abundance scale; non-linear relationships between species and environmental factors; and high inter-correlations among species and among environmental variables. The analysis of such data is important to the interpretation of relationships within plant and animal communities and with their environments. In this corrected version of Data Analysis in Community and Landscape Ecology, without using complex mathematics, the contributors demonstrate the methods that have proven most useful, with examples, exercises and case-studies. Chapters explain in an elementary way powerful data analysis techniques such as logic regression, canonical correspondence analysis, and kriging.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Data Analysis in Community and Landscape Ecology
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521475740
• ISBN 13: 9780521475747
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 20D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 528 grams

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Synopsis

Ecologists need to analyze their field data to interpret relationships within plant and animal communities and with their environments. The purpose of this book is to show ecologists and environmental scientists what numerical and statistical methods are most useful, how to use them and interpret the results from them, and what pitfalls to avoid. Subjects treated include data requirements, regression analysis, calibration (or inverse regression), ordination techniques, cluster analysis, and spatial analysis of ecological data. The authors take pains to use only elementary mathematics and explain the ecological models behind the techniques. Exercises and solution are provided for practice. This is the only book written specifically for ecologists that explains such techniques as logistic regression, canonical correspondence analysis, and kriging (statistical manipulation of data). This is a reissue of a book first published in 1987 by Pudoc (The Netherlands).

Book Description

Originally published in 1987, the purpose of this reissue is to show ecologists and environmental scientists the most useful numerical and statistical methods and how to interpret results and avoid pitfalls. Written for ecologists, it explains such techniques as logistic regression, canonical correspondence analysis, and "kriging."