Spatio-Temporal Heterogeneity: Concepts and Analyses (Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation) - Softcover

Dutilleul, Pierre R. L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 110740035X ISBN 13: 9781107400351

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Attempts by ecologists to establish models for predicting the growth of a population or the fluctuations of a natural resource can be confounded by environmental heterogeneity. Spatio-Temporal Heterogeneity explores a range of available statistical methods to help ecologists in the attempt to unravel complexities, demonstrating how to place these changes into an understandable statistical framework. It addresses several key questions, including how to interpret the parameters of statistical models in relation to the biological and environmental realities, how to design a study to collect the best sample data and how to avoid pitfalls in modelling, design, statistical assessment and interpretation. Dutilleul uses a variety of examples to facilitate understanding, from plant ecology, earth and atmospheric sciences, animal biology, forestry and limnology. The accompanying CD-ROM contains MATLAB and SAS codes to aid analyses.

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About the Author

Pierre R. L. Dutilleul is Professor, Department of Plant Science, McGill University, Associate Member, McGill School of Environment and Associate Member, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 110740035X
• ISBN 13: 9781107400351
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416