Ecological Census Techniques
A Handbook

The practical methods necessary for carrying out an ecological census of plants and each group of animals are described here.

William J. Sutherland (Edited by)

9780521606363, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 3 August 2006

446 pages, 66 b/w illus. 19 tables
24.6 x 19 x 2.2 cm, 0.88 kg

' … a very thorough and useful guide to everything you need to know about planning and carrying out an ecological study. The first three chapters provide a sound basic grounding in designing a study, and assist in defining the best sampling and census methodology techniques that can be applied in a wide range of situations. The book is clearly written and set out so that it is simple enough for students to understand while including enough detail to still be useful for experienced researchers.' Ecological Society of Australia

This is an updated version of the best selling first edition, Ecological Census Techniques, with updating, some new chapters and authors. Almost all ecological and conservation work involves carrying out a census or survey. This practically focussed book describes how to plan a census, the practical details and shows with worked examples how to analyse the results. The first three chapters describe planning, sampling and the basic theory necessary for carrying out a census. In the subsequent chapters international experts describe the appropriate methods for counting plants, insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds. As many censuses also relate the results to environmental variability, there is a chapter explaining the main methods. Finally, there is a list of the most common mistakes encountered when carrying out a census.

Preface
1. Planning a research programme William J. Sutherland
2. Principles of sampling Jeremy J. D. Greenwood and Robert A. Robinson
3. General census methods Jeremy J. D. Greenwood and Robert A. Robinson
4. Plants James M. Bullock
5. Invertebrates Malcolm Ausden and Martin Drake
6. Fish Isabelle M. Côté and Martin R. Perrow
7. Amphibians Tim R. Halliday
8. Reptiles Simon Blomberg and Richard Shine
9. Birds David W. Gibbons and Richard D. Gregory
10. Mammals Charles Krebs
11. Environmental variables Jacquelyn C. Jones, John D. Reynolds and Dave Raffaelli
12. The twenty commonest censusing sins William J. Sutherland
Index.

Subject Areas: Ecological science, the Biosphere [PSAF]