UID:
almafu_9959242218002883
Format:
1 online resource (916 p.)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
0-231-50139-0
Series Statement:
Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation
Content:
The present biodiversity crisis is rife with opportunities to make important conservation decisions; however, the misuse or misapplication of the methods and techniques of animal ecology can have serious consequences for the survival of species. Still, there have been relatively few critical reviews of methodology in the field. This book provides an analysis of some of the most frequently used research techniques in animal ecology, identifying their limitations and misuses, as well as possible solutions to avoid such pitfalls. In the process, contributors to this volume present new perspective
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover ; Half title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents ; List of Authors; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; Chapter 1: Hypothesis Testing in Ecology; Some Definitions; What Is a Hypothesis?; Hypotheses and Models; Hypotheses and Paradigms; Statistical Hypotheses; Hypotheses and Prediction; Acknowledgments; Literature Cited; Chapter 2: A Critical Review of the Effects of Marking on the Biology of Vertebrates; Review of the Literature; Which Markers to Use?; Effects of Markers Among Taxa; Critique of Marker Evaluation Studies
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Review of Current Guidance Available for Choosing MarkersCritique of Guidelines Available for Choosing Markers; Survey of Recent Ecological Studies; Future Approaches; Study Protocols and Technological Advances; Marker Evaluation Studies; Acknowledgments; Literature Cited; Chapter 3: Animal Home Ranges and Territories and Home Range Estimators; Definition of Home Range; Territories; Estimating Animals' Home Ranges; Utility Distributions; Grids; Minimum Convex Polygon; Circle and Ellipse Approaches; Fourier Series; Harmonic Mean Distribution; Fractal Estimators; Kernel Estimators
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Home Range CoreQuantifying Home Range Overlap and Territoriality; Static Interactions; Dynamic Interactions; Testing for Territoriality; Lessons; Acknowledgments; Literature Cited; Chapter 4: Delusions in Habitat Evaluation: Measuring Use, Selection, and Importance; Terminology; Methods for Evaluating Habitat Selection, Preference, and Quality; Use-Availability Design; Site Attribute Design; Demographic Response Design; Problems with Use-Availability and Site Attribute Designs; Defining Habitats; Measuring Habitat Use; Measuring Habitat Availability; Assessing Habitat Selection: Fatal Flaw 1
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Inferring Habitat Quality: Fatal Flaw 2Advantages and Problems of the Demographic Response Design; Applications and Recommendations; Acknowledgments; Literature Cited; Chapter 5: Investigating Food Habits of Terrestrial Vertebrates; Conventional Approaches and Their Limitations; Direct Observation; Lead Animals; Feeding Site Surveys; Exclosures; Postingestion Samples; Evaluating the Importance of Specific Foods and Prey; Use, Selection, or Preference?; Availability Versus Abundance; Cafeteria Experiments; Innovations; Improvements on Lead Animal Studies; Use of Isotope Ratios
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Experimental ManipulationsThe Role of Foraging Theory in Understanding Food Habits; Lessons; Sample Resolution and Information Obtained; Improving Sample Resolution and InformationContent; Literature Cited; Chapter 6: Detecting Stability and Causes of Change in Population Density; Detection of Density Dependence; Analysis of Time Series of Density; Analysis of Data on Mortality or Survival; Detection of Delayed Density Dependence; Detection of Causes of Population Change; Key Factor Analysis; Experimental Manipulation; Conclusions; Literature Cited; Chapter 7: Monitoring Populations
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Index-Abundance Relationships
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-231-11341-2
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-231-11340-4
Language:
English
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