Estimating Animal Abundance - Closed Populations (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2002. Corr. 2nd printing 2004)

This is the first book to provide an accessible comprehensive introduction to wildlife population assessment methods. It uses a new approach that makes the full range of methods accessible in a way that has not previously been possible. Traditionally, newcomers to the field have had to face the daunting prospect of grasping new concepts for almost every one of the many methods. In contrast, this book uses a single conceptual (and statistical) framework for all the methods. This makes understanding the apparently different methods easier because each can be seen to be a special case of the general framework. The approach provides a natural bridge between simple methods and recently developed methods. It also links closed population methods quite naturally with open population methods. The book is accompanied by free software on the web, in the form of an R library, allowing readers to get some "hands-on" experience with the methods and how they perform in different contexts - without the considerable effort and expense required to do this in the real world. It also provides a tool for teaching the methods, including a means for teachers to generate examples and exercises customised to the needs of their students. As the first truly up-to-date and introductory text in the field, this book should become a standard reference for students and professionals in the fields of statistics, biology and ecology.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag UK
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Statistics for Biology & Health Series
Release date:	September 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	S.T. Buckland • D.L. Borchers • W. Zucchini
Dimensions:	237 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	314
Edition:	1st ed. 2002. Corr. 2nd printing 2004
ISBN-13:	978-1-85233-560-1
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Mathematics for scientists & engineers Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal ecology
LSN:	1-85233-560-2
Barcode:	9781852335601

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