Measuring Abundance: Methods for the Estimation of Population Size and Species Richness
Author:   Graham Upton
Publisher:   Pelagic Publishing
ISBN:  

9781784272326


Pages:   229
Publication Date:   12 October 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Graham Upton
Publisher:   Pelagic Publishing
Imprint:   Pelagic Publishing
Weight:   0.580kg
ISBN:  

9781784272326


ISBN 10:   1784272329
Pages:   229
Publication Date:   12 October 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Part I. Background 1. Statistical ideas Part II. Stationary individuals 2. Quadrats and transects 3. Points and lines 4. Distance methods 5. Variable sized plots Part III. Mobile individuals 6. Quadrats, transects, points, and lines – revisited 7. Capture-recapture methods 8. Distance methods Part IV. Species 9. Species richness 10. Diversity 11. Species abundance distributions (SADS) 12. Other aspects of diversity Appendix Notes Further reading References Index of Examples General Index

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A real strength of Measuring Abundance is the simplicity of the writing. One highlight that helps to transform the book into something more than a true reference manual is the advice and sampling tips scattered throughout -- Jo A. Werba * Quarterly Review of Biology *


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Graham Upton is a retired Professor of Applied Statistics with an interest in the natural world. He volunteers on citizen science projects such as the Breeding Bird Survey and other projects run by the British Trust for Ornithology and the Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey. He is author or co-author of eight books, including as lead author of the Oxford Dictionary of Statistics, and has published over 100 papers.

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