Community Science In Ecology

Author : Christopher Andrew Lepczyk
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0520284798
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Citizen Science in Ecology and Conservation written by Christopher Andrew Lepczyk and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Handbook of Citizen Science in Ecology and Conservation is the first practical and comprehensive manual that provides step-by-step instructions for creating natural science research projects that involve collaboration between scientists and the general public. As citizen-science projects become increasingly common, there is a growing need for concrete best practices around planning and implementing successful projects that can allow project leaders to guide and gauge success of projects while ensuring the collection of high-quality data. Based on a variety of case studies from several citizen-science projects, this is the definitive reference guide for all potential citizen-science practitioners, ranging from professors and graduate students to staff at agencies and nongovernmental organizations"--

Author : Herman A. Verhoef
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199228973
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Community Ecology written by Herman A. Verhoef and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an up-to-date study of patterns and processes involving two or more species. The book strikes a balance between plant and animal species and among studies of marine, freshwater and terrestrial communities.

Author : Yukari Suzuki-Ohno
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9819703042
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Community Science in Ecology written by Yukari Suzuki-Ohno and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gregg Mitman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226532363
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The State of Nature written by Gregg Mitman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1992-10 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although science may claim to be "objective," scientists cannot avoid the influence of their own values on their research. In The State of Nature, Gregg Mitman examines the relationship between issues in early twentieth-century American society and the sciences of evolution and ecology to reveal how explicit social and political concerns influenced the scientific agenda of biologists at the University of Chicago and throughout the United States during the first half of this century. Reacting against the view of nature "red in tooth and claw," ecologists and behavioral biologists such as Warder Clyde Allee, Alfred Emerson, and their colleagues developed research programs they hoped would validate and promote an image of human society as essentially cooperative rather than competitive. Mitman argues that Allee's religious training and pacifist convictions shaped his pioneering studies of animal communities in a way that could be generalized to denounce the view that war is in our genes.

Author : Samantha Fowler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789888407453
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Concepts of Biology written by Samantha Fowler and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-07 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concepts of Biology is designed for the single-semester introduction to biology course for non-science majors, which for many students is their only college-level science course. As such, this course represents an important opportunity for students to develop the necessary knowledge, tools, and skills to make informed decisions as they continue with their lives. Rather than being mired down with facts and vocabulary, the typical non-science major student needs information presented in a way that is easy to read and understand. Even more importantly, the content should be meaningful. Students do much better when they understand why biology is relevant to their everyday lives. For these reasons, Concepts of Biology is grounded on an evolutionary basis and includes exciting features that highlight careers in the biological sciences and everyday applications of the concepts at hand.We also strive to show the interconnectedness of topics within this extremely broad discipline. In order to meet the needs of today's instructors and students, we maintain the overall organization and coverage found in most syllabi for this course. A strength of Concepts of Biology is that instructors can customize the book, adapting it to the approach that works best in their classroom. Concepts of Biology also includes an innovative art program that incorporates critical thinking and clicker questions to help students understand--and apply--key concepts.

Author : Yukari Suzuki-Ohno
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9789819703036
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Community Science in Ecology written by Yukari Suzuki-Ohno and published by Springer. This book was released on 2024-06-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces community science (or citizen science) projects in Japan with a focus on ecology. Environments and ecosystems that have been slowly built up over time are changing and collapsing dramatically. In this rapidly changing environment, ecologists need to collaborate with volunteers in their research and activities to investigate and conserve a vast area. This book aims to guide ecologists in the practice of community science. The authors, who are leading ecologists and practitioners of community science projects, share their methods and lessons learned from practice. The book begins with the definition of community science and the following chapters introduce monitoring in ecological community science, using various methods such as observation, specimens, photographs, videos, sounds, and environmental DNA. Readers can learn about the advantages and disadvantages of these methods in ecological community science monitoring. The book also coverstopics such as scientific communication, data obtained from ecological community science monitoring, the rights of participants, decision-making in community science, and conservation activities with volunteers such as invasive alien species extermination and nature restoration. This book serves as a valuable resource for readers interested in ecological community science and its practice. The book is suitable for both undergraduate students and researchers as well as practitioners.

Author : David A. Wardle
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691074879
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Communities and Ecosystems written by David A. Wardle and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2002-05-12 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soil.

Author : Mark Vellend
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691208999
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Theory of Ecological Communities (MPB-57) written by Mark Vellend and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A plethora of different theories, models, and concepts make up the field of community ecology. Amid this vast body of work, is it possible to build one general theory of ecological communities? What other scientific areas might serve as a guiding framework? As it turns out, the core focus of community ecology—understanding patterns of diversity and composition of biological variants across space and time—is shared by evolutionary biology and its very coherent conceptual framework, population genetics theory. The Theory of Ecological Communities takes this as a starting point to pull together community ecology's various perspectives into a more unified whole. Mark Vellend builds a theory of ecological communities based on four overarching processes: selection among species, drift, dispersal, and speciation. These are analogues of the four central processes in population genetics theory—selection within species, drift, gene flow, and mutation—and together they subsume almost all of the many dozens of more specific models built to describe the dynamics of communities of interacting species. The result is a theory that allows the effects of many low-level processes, such as competition, facilitation, predation, disturbance, stress, succession, colonization, and local extinction to be understood as the underpinnings of high-level processes with widely applicable consequences for ecological communities. Reframing the numerous existing ideas in community ecology, The Theory of Ecological Communities provides a new way for thinking about biological composition and diversity.

Author : Paul A. Keddy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316512606
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Framework for Community Ecology written by Paul A. Keddy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-12-09 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a unifying framework for community ecology by addressing how communities are assembled from species pools.

Author : Christopher A. Lepczyk
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520960475
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Citizen Science in Ecology and Conservation written by Christopher A. Lepczyk and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of Citizen Science in Ecology and Conservation is the first practical and comprehensive manual for creating, implementing, or improving natural science research and monitoring projects that involve collaboration between scientists and the general public. As citizen science projects become increasingly common, project leaders are seeking information on concrete best practices for planning and implementing projects—practices that allow them to guide and gauge success while also ensuring the collection of high-quality data and rewarding experiences for volunteers. In this handbook, citizen science practitioners from around the world and with decades of experience provide step-by-step instructions, insights, and advice, and they explore real-world applications through case studies from a variety of citizen science projects. This is the definitive reference guide for anyone interested in starting or improving a citizen science project with ecological or conservation applications, from professors and graduate students to agency staff and nongovernmental organizations.