内容简介
Thespatialandtemporaldimensionsofecologicalphenomenahavealwaysbeeninherentintheconceptualframeworkofecology,butonlyrecentlyhavetheybeenincorporatedexplicitlyintoecologicaltheory,samplingdesign,experimentaldesignandmodels.Statisticaltechniquesforspatialanalysisofecologicaldataareburgeoningandmanyecologistsareunfamiliarwithwhatisavailableandhowthetechniquesshouldbeusedcorrectly.Thisbookgivesanoverviewofthewiderangeofspatialstatisticsavailabletoanalyseecologicaldata,andprovidesadviceandguidanceforgraduatestudentsandpractisingresearcherswhoareeitherabouttoembarkonspatialanalysisinecologicalstudiesorwhohavestartedbutareunsurehowtoproceed.Onlyabasicunderstandingofstatisticsisassumedandmanyschematicillustrationsaregiventocomplementorreplacemathematicaltechnicalities,makingthebookaccessibletoecologistswishingtoenterthisimportantandfast-growingfieldforthefirsttime.
作者简介
Marie-JoséeFortinisanAssociateProfessorinSpatialEcologyattheDepartmentofZoology,UniversityofToronto,Ontario,Canada.MarkDaleisProfessorinPlantEcologyattheDepartmentofBiologicalScience,UniversityofAlberta,Edmonton,Canada.