| Description |
xv, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for Techniques for wildlife investigations : design and analysis of capture data / John R. Skalski, Douglas S. Robson. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- Statistical Inferences in Experimentation. -- Use of Preliminary Survey Data. -- Surveys of Animal Abundance. -- Comparative Censuses. -- Manipulative Experiments. -- Environmental Assessment Studies. -- General Variance Component Formula. -- Noncentral F-Tables. -- Additional Noncentral F-Tables. -- References. -- Index. -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Animal populations Statistical methods, Wildlife research Methodology, Experimental design |
| Summary |
This is both a practical handbook for experienced wildlife researchers and a textbook for graduate students in ecology and natural resource management programs. It presents methods for conducting experimental inference and mark-recapture statistical studies for fish and wildlife investigations. The data generated from the methodologies presented here are important today in light of the growing need for research on our environment and fish and wildlife populations. Techniques for Wildlife Investigations emphasizes the design of field studies and the statistical inferences that can be made from observed changes in animal abundance and populations. The information presented here is of value not only for wildlife management but also for social and economic decision-making related to the environmental effects of human activities on wildlife populations. Biologists, ecologists, biometricians, and fish and game managers will find this book invaluable in their work. This book provides the reader with quantitative criteria for designing effective field experiments; statistical methods for analyzing mark-recapture data; and examples and recommendations for implementing field studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-233) and index |
| Subject |
Animal populations -- Statistical methods.
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Experimental design.
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Wildlife research -- Methodology.
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| Author |
Robson, Douglas S.
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| LC no. |
91035261 |
| ISBN |
0126476756 (alk. paper) |
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