Manly / Navarro Alberto Introduction to Ecological Sampling

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4665-5515-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 228 Seiten

Reihe: Chapman & Hall/CRC Applied Environmental Statistics

An Easy-to-Understand Treatment of Ecological Sampling Methods and Data Analysis

Including only the necessary mathematical derivations, Introduction to Ecological Sampling shows how to use sampling procedures for ecological and environmental studies. It incorporates both traditional sampling methods and recent developments in environmental and ecological sampling methods.

After an introduction, the book presents standard sampling methods and analyses. Subsequent chapters delve into specialized topics written by well-known researchers. These chapters cover adaptive sampling methods, line transect sampling, removal and change-in-ratio methods, plotless sampling, mark-recapture sampling of closed and open populations, occupancy models, sampling designs for environmental modeling, and trend analysis.

The book explains the methods as simply as possible, keeping equations and their derivations to a minimum. It provides references to important, more advanced sampling methods and analyses. It also directs readers to computer programs that can be used to perform the analyses.

Accessible to biologists, the text only assumes a basic knowledge of statistical methods. It is suitable for an introductory course on methods for collecting and analyzing ecological and environmental data.

Zielgruppe

Researchers and graduate students in ecology and statistics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Manly, Bryan F.J.

Navarro Alberto, Jorge A.

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Bryan Manly and Jorge Navarro
Why a Book on Ecological Sampling and Analysis?
The Scope and Contents of the Book

Standard Sampling Methods and Analyses Bryan Manly
Simple Random Sampling
Estimation of Mean Values
Estimation of Totals
Sample Sizes for Estimation of Means
Errors in Sample Surveys
Estimation of Population Proportions
Determining Sample Sizes for the Estimation of Proportions
Stratified Random Sampling
Systematic Sampling
Some Other Design Strategies
Unequal Probability Sampling

Adaptive Sampling Methods Jennifer Brown
Adaptive Cluster Sampling
Other Adaptive Sampling Designs
Discussion

Line Transect Sampling Jorge Navarro and Raúl Díaz-Gamboa
Basic Procedures in Line Transect Sampling
The Detection Function
Estimation from Sighting Distances and Angles
Estimation of Standard Errors in Line Transect Sampling
Size-Biased Line Transect Surveys
Probability of Detection on the Line of Less than One
Point Transect Sampling
Software for Line and Point Transect Sampling and Estimation

Removal and Change-in-Ratio Methods Lyman McDonald and Bryan Manly
Removal Method
The Change-in-Ratio Method
Relationship between Change-in-Ratio and Mark–Recapture Methods

Plotless Sampling Jorge Navarro
T-Square Sampling
Performance of T-Square Sampling
Applications
The Wandering-Quarter Method
Further Extensions and Recent Developments in Plotless Sampling Methods
Computational Tools for Density Estimation in Plotless Sampling

Introduction to Mark-Recapture Sampling and Closed-Population Models Jorge Navarro, Bryan Manly, and Roberto Barrientos-Medina
Terminology and Assumptions
Closed-Population Methods
Recent Advances for Closed-Population Models

Open-Population Mark-Recapture Models Bryan Manly, Jorge Navarro, and Trent McDonald
The Jolly–Seber Model
The Manly–Parr Method
Recoveries of Dead Animals
Estimation Using Radio-Tagged Individuals
Flexible Modeling Procedures
Tests of Goodness of Fit
An Example of Mark-Recapture Modeling
Recent Advances with Open-Population Models
General Computer Programs for Capture–Recapture Analyses

Occupancy Models Darryl MacKenzie
General Overview
Single-Season Models
Multiseason Models
Including Covariates
Study Design
Discussion

Sampling Designs for Environmental Monitoring Trent McDonald
Design Characteristics
Monitoring versus Research
Spatial Designs
Summary

Models for Trend Analysis Timothy J. Robinson and Jennifer Brown
Basic Methods for Trend Analysis
Unit Analyses of Trends
Pooled Analysis of Trends
Checking for Model Adequacy
Summary

References

Über Autor(innen)

Bryan F.J. Manly is a consultant for Western EcoSystems Technology. He was previously a professor of statistics at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. His interests focus on aspects of statistics applied to biological problems, particularly in analyses related to organisms in seas and rivers.

Jorge A. Navarro Alberto is a professor at the Autonomous University of Yucatan, Mexico, where he teaches statistics and sampling design courses to undergraduate biology students and graduate marine biology and natural resource management students. His current research involves the development of statistical methods in community ecology, biodiversity conservation, and biogeography.