Data Analysis in Community and Landscape Ecology

This edited volume explains data analysis methods, examples, exercises and case-studies.

R. H. G. Jongman (Author), C. J. F. Ter Braak (Author), O. F. R. van Tongeren (Author)

9780521475747, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 2 March 1995

324 pages, 98 b/w illus. 47 tables 6 exercises
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.52 kg

'… excellent work …' Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological data has several special properties: the presence or absence of species on a semi-quantitative abundance scale; non-linear relationships between species and environmental factors; and high inter-correlations among species and among environmental variables. The analysis of such data is important to the interpretation of relationships within plant and animal communities and with their environments. In this corrected version of Data Analysis in Community and Landscape Ecology, without using complex mathematics, the contributors demonstrate the methods that have proven most useful, with examples, exercises and case-studies. Chapters explain in an elementary way powerful data analysis techniques such as logic regression, canonical correspondence analysis, and kriging.

List of contributors
Preface to first edition
Acknowledgement
List of symbols
Dune meadow data
1. Introduction R. H. G. Jongman
2. Data collection J. C. Jager and C. W. N. Looman
3. Regression C. J. F. ter Braak and C. W. N. Looman
4. Calibration C. J. F. ter Braak
5. Ordination C. J. F. ter Braak
6. Cluster analysis O. F. R. van Tongeren
7. Spatial aspects of ecological data P. A. Burrough
8. Numerical methods in practice: case-studies P. A. Burrough, J. A. F. Oudhof, A. Barendregt, R. H. G. Jongman and T. J. van de Nes
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Ecological science, the Biosphere [PSAF], Applied mathematics [PBW]