书目

SpatialAnalysis:AGuideforEcologists

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.

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