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Author : Peter Greig-Smith
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520050808
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)
Download or read book Quantitative Plant Ecology written by Peter Greig-Smith and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kenneth Andrew Kershaw
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Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)
Download or read book Quantitative and Dynamic Plant Ecology written by Kenneth Andrew Kershaw and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kenneth A. Kershaw
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Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)
Download or read book Quantitative and Dynamic Plant Ecology written by Kenneth A. Kershaw and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. Hill
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401158304
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)
Download or read book Quantitative and Ecological Aspects of Plant Breeding written by J. Hill and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latest figures suggest that approximately 20% of the world's population of six billion is malnourished because of food shortages and inadequate distrib ution systems. To make matters worse, it is estimated that some 75 billion metric tons of soil are removed annually from the land by wind and soil ero sion, much of it from agricultural land, which is thereby rendered unsuitable for agricultural purposes. Moreover, out of a total land area under cultivation 9 6 of approximately 1. 5 x 10 ha, some 12 x 10 ha of arable land are destroyed and abandoned worldwide each year because of unsustainable agricultural practices. Add to this the fact that the world population is increasing at the rate of a quarter of a million per day, and the enormity of the task ahead becomes apparent. To quote the eminent wheat breeder E. R. Sears, It seems clear that plant geneticists can look forward to an expanded role in the 21st century, particularly in relation to plant improvement. The suc cess of these efforts may go a long way towards determining whether the world's increasing billions of humans will be adequately fed. Food for an ever-increasing population will have to be produced not only from an ever-diminishing, but from what will become an ever-deteriorating land resource unless justifiable environmental concerns are taken into account.
Author : George Clifford Evans
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520094321
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Quantitative Analysis of Plant Growth written by George Clifford Evans and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1972 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark R. T. Dale
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108632971
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)
Download or read book Quantitative Analysis of Ecological Networks written by Mark R. T. Dale and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Network thinking and network analysis are rapidly expanding features of ecological research. Network analysis of ecological systems include representations and modelling of the interactions in an ecosystem, in which species or factors are joined by pairwise connections. This book provides an overview of ecological network analysis including generating processes, the relationship between structure and dynamic function, and statistics and models for these networks. Starting with a general introduction to the composition of networks and their characteristics, it includes details on such topics as measures of network complexity, applications of spectral graph theory, how best to include indirect species interactions, and multilayer, multiplex and multilevel networks. Graduate students and researchers who want to develop and understand ecological networks in their research will find this volume inspiring and helpful. Detailed guidance to those already working in network ecology but looking for advice is also included.
Author : Justin Kitzes
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226818330
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)
Download or read book Handbook of Quantitative Ecology written by Justin Kitzes and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential guide to quantitative research methods in ecology and conservation biology, accessible for even the most math-averse student or professional. Quantitative research techniques have become increasingly important in ecology and conservation biology, but the sheer breadth of methods that must be understood—from population modeling and probabilistic thinking to modern statistics, simulation, and data science—and a lack of computational or mathematics training have hindered quantitative literacy in these fields. In this book, ecologist Justin Kitzes addresses those challenges for students and practicing scientists alike. Requiring only basic algebra and the ability to use a spreadsheet, Handbook of Quantitative Ecology is designed to provide a practical, intuitive, and integrated introduction to widely used quantitative methods. Kitzes builds each chapter around a specific ecological problem and arrives, step by step, at a general principle through the process of solving that problem. Grouped into five broad categories—difference equations, probability, matrix models, likelihood statistics, and other numerical methods—the book introduces basic concepts, starting with exponential and logistic growth, and helps readers to understand the field’s more advanced subjects, such as bootstrapping, stochastic optimization, and cellular automata. Complete with online solutions to all numerical problems, Kitzes’s Handbook of Quantitative Ecology is an ideal coursebook for both undergraduate and graduate students of ecology, as well as a useful and necessary resource for mathematically out-of-practice scientists.
Author : Kenneth Andrew Kershaw
Publisher : Hodder Arnold
ISBN 13 : 9780713129083
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)
Download or read book Quantitative and Dynamic Plant Ecology written by Kenneth Andrew Kershaw and published by Hodder Arnold. This book was released on 1985 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The description of vegetation; Sampling, tests of comparison, application of quadrat measures; Vegetation change. Plant succesion and the climax; Cyclic vegetation change; The causal factors of positive and negative association between species; Plant population dynamics; The poisson series and the detection of non-randomness; The causal factors of pattern; The detection of natural groupings of species: classification methods; Ordination methods I; Ordination methods II - The limitations of component analysis as an ordination technique; Ordination methods III - Reciprocal averaging, detrended correspondence analysis and TWINSPAN.
Author : Hamlyn G. Jones
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521425247
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)
Download or read book Plants and Microclimate written by Hamlyn G. Jones and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-06-04 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A STUDY OF PLANTS-CLIMATE AND THE IMPACTS OF CHANGE UPON VEGETATION.
Author : Timothy E. Essington
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192655442
Total Pages : 321 pages
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Download or read book Introduction to Quantitative Ecology written by Timothy E. Essington and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental science (ecology, conservation, and resource management) is an increasingly quantitative field. A well-trained ecologist now needs to evaluate evidence generated from complex quantitative methods, and to apply these methods in their own research. Yet the existing books and academic coursework are not adequately serving most of the potential audience - instead they cater to the specialists who wish to focus on either mathematical or statistical aspects, and overwhelmingly appeal to those who already have confidence in their quantitative skills. At the same time, many texts lack an explicit emphasis on the epistemology of quantitative techniques. That is, how do we gain understanding about the real world from models that are so vastly simplified? This accessible textbook introduces quantitative ecology in a manner that aims to confront these limitations and thereby appeal to a far wider audience. It presents material in an informal, approachable, and encouraging manner that welcomes readers with any degree of confidence and prior training. It covers foundational topics in both mathematical and statistical ecology before describing how to implement these concepts to choose, use, and analyse models, providing guidance and worked examples in both spreadsheet format and R. The emphasis throughout is on the skilful interpretation of models to answer questions about the natural world. Introduction to Quantitative Ecology is suitable for advanced undergraduate students and incoming graduate students, seeking to strengthen their understanding of quantitative methods and to apply them successfully to real world ecology, conservation, and resource management scenarios.
