Methods in Comparative Plant Population Ecology / Edition 2

by David Gibson

Overview

The field of plant population ecology has advanced considerably in the last decade since the first edition was published. In particular there have been substantial and ongoing advances in statistics and modeling applications in population ecology, as well as an explosion of new techniques reflecting the availability of new technologies (e.g. affordable and accurate Global Positioning Systems) and advances in molecular biology. This new edition has been updated and revised with more recent examples replacing older ones where appropriate. The book's trademark question-driven approach has been maintained and some important topics such as the metapopulation concept which are missing entirely from the current edition are now included throughout the text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199671472
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/16/2014
Edition description:	2nd Revised ed.
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 10.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

David Gibson

Table of Contents

Part 1 What is plant population ecology?1. Scope of plant population ecologyPart 2 Planning the study2. The question and approach3. Basic considerations in experimental designPart 3 Doing the study4. Experimental treatments5. Measuring individual and population parameters6. Abiotic and biotic measurements of a plant's environment7. Planning, choosing, and using statistics8. Advanced statistical techniques: Spatial patterns, life tables, modelling and population viability analysis

Editorial Reviews

"Overall, this volume covers a huge amount of ground from planning and undertaking population research through to analysis and modeling. The text has been brought right up to date and continues to provide students (and more established researchers) with an essential reference on the "doing" of plant population ecology research." —Quarterly Review of Biology

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