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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Joseph A. Veech (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Texas State University, USA)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 19.00cm , Height: 24.70cm , Length: 1.20cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9780198829416ISBN 10: 0198829418 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 18 January 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPart I: History, Concepts, Models, and Goals 1: Introduction 2: Ecology and Wildlife Ecology as Distinct Academic Disciplines 3: The Primacy of Habitat 4: Goals of Characterizing a Species Habitat Part II: Statistical Methods of Analysis 5: Types of Data and the General Framework of Analysis 6: Issues Based on Species Life History and Behavior 7: Design and Statistical Issues Related to Habitat Analysis 8: Analysis of the Habitat Associations of a Hypothetical Beetle Species 9: Statistical Methods for Analyzing Species-Habitat Associations 10: Post-analysis Procedures 11: Other Techniques Related to Habitat Analysis 12: ConclusionReviewsIn summary, this book provides a rather complete overview of the importance of habitat in ecological studies, whether the interests of readers are fundamental or applied to conservation and management issues. This volume is particularly tailored to students and early-career investigators who are thinking about how to best analyze habitat availability, use, preference, and selection for any organismof interest, without diving too deeply into any specific approach and unnecessarily complicating the subject matter. * Lise M. Aubry, Quarterly Review of Biology * Excellent discussion material for research groups that specialize in space-use ecology and would like to explore a non-traditional perspective. * Ronan Hart, Brian J. Smith, Veronica Winter and Tal Avgar, Journal of Wildlife Management * In summary, this book provides a rather complete overview of the importance of habitat in ecological studies, whether the interests of readers are fundamental or applied to conservation and management issues. This volume is particularly tailored to students and early-career investigators who are thinking about how to best analyze habitat availability, use, preference, and selection for any organismof interest, without diving too deeply into any specific approach and unnecessarily complicating the subject matter. * Lise M. Aubry, Quarterly Review of Biology * Excellent discussion material for research groups that specialize in space-use ecology and would like to explore a non-traditional perspective. * Ronan Hart, Brian J. Smith, Veronica Winter and Tal Avgar, Journal of Wildlife Management * Author InformationJoseph A. Veech is Associate Professor at the Department of Biology, Texas State University, USA. He has broad research interests in the ecological and evolutionary factors that affect the distribution and abundance of species and biodiversity. A particular focus of his research concerns the over-riding importance of habitat. He is also interested in developing novel methods for the statistical analysis of ecological data, teaching those methods, and instilling quantitative proficiency in students. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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