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To provide useful and meaningful information, long-term ecological programs need to implement solid and efficient statistical approaches for collecting and analyzing data. This volume provides rigorous guidance on quantitative issues in monitoring, with contributions from world experts in the field. These experts have extensive experience in teaching fundamental and advanced ideas and methods to natural resource managers, scientists, and students. The chapters present a range of tools and approaches, including detailed coverage of variance component estimation and quantitative selection among alternative designs; spatially balanced sampling; sampling strategies integrating design- and model-based approaches; and advanced analytical approaches such as hierarchical and structural equation modelling. Making these tools more accessible to ecologists and other monitoring practitioners across numerous disciplines, this is a valuable resource for any professional whose work deals with ecological monitoring. Supplementary example software code is available online at www.cambridge.org/9780521191548.
The Great Plains were once characterized by vast expanses of grass, complex interdependence among species, and dynamic annual changes due to weather, waterways, and fire. It is now generally accepted that less than one percent of the original tallgrass prairie remains. Habitat fragmentation, the loss of natural predator-prey associations, changes in species composition, and various commercial practices continue to threaten grassland biodiversity. Recently scholars and conservationists have discussed opportunities for large-scale restoration projects in the Great Plains, but they have provided few details. Daniel Licht offers here a bold new approach to restoring and conserving the grassland ecosystem. In describing hypothetical reserves, he explains how they could help conserve grassland biodiversity, reduce federal expenditures on agriculture, increase recreational opportunities, and sustain rural economies outside the reserves.
To provide useful and meaningful information, long-term ecological programs need to implement solid and efficient statistical approaches for collecting and analyzing data. This volume provides rigorous guidance on quantitative issues in monitoring, with contributions from world experts in the field. These experts have extensive experience in teaching fundamental and advanced ideas and methods to natural resource managers, scientists and students. The chapters present a range of tools and approaches, including detailed coverage of variance component estimation and quantitative selection among alternative designs; spatially balanced sampling; sampling strategies integrating design- and model-based approaches; and advanced analytical approaches such as hierarchical and structural equation modelling. Making these tools more accessible to ecologists and other monitoring practitioners across numerous disciplines, this is a valuable resource for any professional whose work deals with ecological monitoring. Supplementary example software code is available online at www.cambridge.org/9780521191548.
From the Great Smoky Mountains to Point Reyes National Seashore,
America's national parks are home to some of nature's great
wildlife spectacles. Here, Gary W. Vequist and Daniel S. Licht, two
veterans of the National Park Service, focus on twelve animals that
have been imperiled and at risk, but are now protected within the
National Park System.Showcasing one species for each month of the
year, including gray wolf, black bear, prairie dog, sea turtle,
bison, bats, salmon, elk, beaver, American alligator, gray whale,
and bald eagle, Vequist and Licht pair each premier species with a
featured park, adding information about other parks where the
species may also be readily seen and identifying other animals to
look for in the same habitat--animals that prey, are preyed upon,
or exist side by side with the focal species.Beyond being a guide
to observing these remarkable animals, "Wildlife Watching in
America's National Parks," as the title implies, is also a book
about America's national parks. Reminding Americans why national
parks are truly our "best idea" and encouraging readers to go find
out why, these career wildlife specialists stress that it is
"impossible to fathom America without these animals and without the
parks in which they reside."Nature lovers, travelers, and outdoor
hobbyists of all types will be enthralled by this inside view of
America's wildlife and the breathtaking photographs of places they
inhabit.
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