| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Measurements for Terrestrial Vegetation; Contents; Preface; About the companion website; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Historical brief; 1.2 Units of measure; 1.3 Choice of method; 1.3.1 Vegetation characteristics; 1.3.2 Biometrics and econometrics; 1.4 Variation in vegetation; 1.5 Observational units; 1.6 Sampling; 1.7 Frequency; 1.8 Cover; 1.9 Density; 1.10 Biomass; 1.11 Measurements with remote sensing; 1.12 Monitoring and evaluation; 1.13 Overview and summary; 1.14 Bibliography; 2 Sampling units for measurements; 2.1 Frequency; 2.2 Cover; 2.2.1 Points; 2.2.2 Point frames; 2.2.3 Point line |
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2.2.4 Grid quadrats2.2.5 Line intercept; 2.2.6 Areas; 2.2.7 Plotless units; 2.3 Density; 2.3.1 Plot size; 2.3.2 Shape of plots; 2.3.3 Line transects; 2.3.4 Distance methods; 2.4 Biomass; 2.4.1 Plot characteristics; 2.4.2 Indirect methods; 2.5 Tree measurements; 2.5.1 Tree heights; 2.5.2 Units of measure for tree diameters; 2.5.3 Tree crown cover; 2.6 Bibliography; 3 Statistical concepts for field sampling; 3.1 Characterization of data; 3.1.1 Measures of data location; 3.1.2 Measures of dispersion; 3.2 Principles of data behavior; 3.2.1 Patterns of data commonly observed |
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3.2.2 The normal distribution3.2.3 Sample statistics and the normal distribution; 3.2.4 Confidence limits; 3.3 Sample size; 3.3.1 When available budget is too small; 3.3.2 Sample size for non-normal data; 3.4 Data distributions; 3.4.1 Bernoulli data distribution; 3.4.2 Geometric data distribution; 3.4.3 Pascal data distribution; 3.4.4 Negative binomial data distribution; 3.4.5 Binomial data distribution; 3.4.6 Poisson data distribution; 3.5 Bibliography; 4 Spatial sampling designs for measurements; 4.1 Simple random sampling; 4.2 Cluster and systematic sampling; 4.3 Two-stage sampling design |
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4.4 A role for satellite imagery4.4.1 Sampling units; 4.4.2 Spatial sampling; 4.4.3 Studies of large areas; 4.5 On-ground large-scale spatial analyses; 4.6 Bibliography; 5 Frequency; 5.1 Brief history and definition; 5.2 Estimates of frequency; 5.2.1 Influences of size and shape of the plot; 5.2.2 Requirements for valid comparisons; 5.3 Minimal area and frequency; 5.4 Plot size considerations; 5.5 Applications for frequency data; 5.5.1 Prediction and monitoring; 5.6 Considerations; 5.7 Bibliography; 6 Cover; 6.1 Basal area techniques; 6.1.1 Diameter rule; 6.2 Intercept techniques |
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6.2.1 Point intercept6.2.2 Grid-quadrat frame; 6.2.3 Vertical point frame; 6.2.4 Horizontal point frame; 6.2.5 Single points; 6.3 Line-intercept methods; 6.4 Crown diameter and canopy closure method; 6.5 Variable plot methods; 6.6 Semi-quantitative methods; 6.7 Bibliography; 7 Density; 7.1 Related measurements; 7.1.1 Frequency; 7.1.2 Abundance; 7.2 Limitations of the density estimate; 7.3 Quadrat techniques; 7.3.1 Distribution; 7.3.2 Quadrat size and shape; 7.3.3 Strip or rectangular quadrats; 7.3.4 Considerations; 7.4 Distance methods; 7.4.1 Random populations |
| Summary |
Measurements for Terrestrial Vegetation, 2nd Edition presents up-to-date methods for analyzing species frequency, plant cover, density and biomass data. Each method is presented in detail with a full discussion of its strengths and weaknesses from field applications through statistical characteristics of bias and use of the correct probability distribution to describe and analyze data. This practical book also covers the use of satellite imagery to obtain measurement data on cover, density and biomass. Field data collection includes current applications of statistical samp |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Plant communities -- Measurement
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NATURE -- Ecology.
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NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness.
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SCIENCE -- Environmental Science.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology.
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Plant communities -- Measurement
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2013015561 |
| ISBN |
9781118534526 |
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1118534522 |
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9781118534519 |
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1118534514 |
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9781118534533 |
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1118534530 |
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9781118534540 |
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1118534549 |
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0470972580 |
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9780470972588 |
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9781299546875 |
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1299546870 |
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