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OverviewA follow-up to the highly successful first edition, this book reviews the manifold ways that scale influences the interpretation of ecological variation. As scale, magnitude, quantity, and measurement occupy an expanding role in ecology, this 2e will be an indispensable addition to individual and institutional libraries. In providing a context for resolution of ecological problems, ecologists will appreciate the significance of scale and magnitude addressed in this book. Written for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty researchers, this book synthesizes a burgeoning literature on the influences of scale. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David C. Schneider (Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada)Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Imprint: Academic Press Inc Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 18.40cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 26.00cm Weight: 0.950kg ISBN: 9780126278651ISBN 10: 0126278652 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 04 August 2009 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of Contents1. Quantitative Reasoning in Ecology 2. Scale in Ecology 3. Measured Quantities 4. Units and Dimensions 5. Rescaling Quantities 6. Dimensions 7. The Geography and Chronology of Quantities 8. Quantities Derived from Sequential Measurements 9. Ensemble Quantities: Weighted Sums 10. Ensemble Quantities: Variability 11. The Scope of Quantities 12. The Scope of Research Programs 13. Equations 14. Coordinating Equations: Derivatives 15. Equations and Uncertainty 16. Power Laws and Scaling TheoryReviewsQuantitative Ecology is a worthwhile addition to the reference shelf, and will particularly speak to those coming from physical to environmental sciences. The author assumes very little prior knowledge of science or mathematics and introduces a wide range of terminology and notation using clear language and simple formulas. The text teaches students that com- plex environmental questions (e.g., global warming) are best approached using multiscale analysis. Students are walked through techniques for analyzing and ag- gregating data at a variety of scales and are encouraged to select appropriate ratio-scale units for such analyses. Students are also encouraged to think through the suitability of statistical techniques for a particular set of measurements, paying attention to the type of measurement, physical context, and dimension. --Quarterly Review of Biology, Volume 87, page 56 ""Quantitative Ecology is a worthwhile addition to the reference shelf, and will particularly speak to those coming from physical to environmental sciences. The author assumes very little prior knowledge of science or mathematics and introduces a wide range of terminology and notation using clear language and simple formulas. The text teaches students that com- plex environmental questions (e.g., global warming) are best approached using multiscale analysis. Students are walked through techniques for analyzing and ag- gregating data at a variety of scales and are encouraged to select appropriate ratio-scale units for such analyses. Students are also encouraged to think through the suitability of statistical techniques for a particular set of measurements, paying attention to the type of measurement, physical context, and dimension."" --Quarterly Review of Biology, Volume 87 Author InformationBy David C. Schneider Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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