Measuring Biological DiversityISBN: 978-0-632-05633-0
Paperback
266 pages
December 2003, Wiley-Blackwell
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- Helps the reader quantify and interpret patterns of ecological
diversity, focusing on the measurement and estimation of species
richness and abundance.
- Explores the concept of ecological diversity, bringing new
perspectives to a field beset by contradictory views and
advice.
- Discussion spans issues such as the meaning of community in the
context of ecological diversity, scales of diversity and
distribution of diversity among taxa
- Highlights advances in measurement paying particular attention
to new techniques such as species richness estimation, application
of measures of diversity to conservation and environmental
management and addressing sampling issues.
- Includes worked examples of key methods in helping people to understand the techniques and use available computer packages more effectively.
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