Wheater, C. Philip

Practical Field Ecology: A Project Guide

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ISBN 13:
9781119413226
author:
Wheater, C. Philip
format:
Paperback / softback
publisher:
Wiley-Blackwell
language:
English
Publication Year:
2020
Pages:
464
Dimensions:
24.4 x 17.3 x 2 centimetres (0.8
Genre:
Science, Environment, Science,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£53.92

Description

Practical Field Ecology: A Project Guide provides a comprehensive introduction to experimental design, field monitoring skills for plants and animals, data analysis, interpretation, and reporting. This user-friendly guide presents field monitoring skills within the context of a research project, covering planning, sampling, organism identification, computer-based data analysis, and presenting results. The book offers a logically structured approach, revised extensively in its second edition, which focuses on designing a field-based ecological survey and executing an appropriate sampling regime. It evaluates various sampling and analytical methods, identifying potential problems and providing solutions to mitigate these issues. With updated reference material and web links, the second edition includes 50% more case studies and over 20% more figures, including colour plates. The guide also covers additional topics such as ethical issues, statistical methods, bioindicators, forestry techniques, data repositories, and presenting research findings in various formats.

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