Introduction to ecological sampling. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Bryan F.J. Manly and Jorge A. Navarro Alberto.
• Editors: Manly, Bryan F. J, 1944-; Navarro Alberto, Jorge A, 1963-
• Contents: Introduction Bryan Manly and Jorge Navarro; Why a Book on Ecological Sampling and Analysis?; The Scope and Contents of the Book Standard Sampling Methods and Analyses Bryan Manly; Simple Random Sampling; Estimation of Mean Values; Estimation of Totals; Sample Sizes for Estimation of Means; Errors in Sample Surveys; Estimation of Population Proportions; Determining Sample Sizes for the Estimation of Proportions; Stratified Random Sampling; Systematic Sampling; Some Other Design Strategies; Unequal Probability Sampling Adaptive Sampling Methods Jennifer Brown; Adaptive Cluster Sampling; Other Adaptive Sampling Designs; Discussion Line Transect Sampling Jorge Navarro and Raúl Díaz-Gamboa; Basic Procedures in Line Transect Sampling; The Detection Function; Estimation from Sighting Distances and Angles; Estimation of Standard Errors in Line Transect Sampling; Size-Biased Line Transect Surveys; Probability of Detection on the Line of Less than One; Point Transect Sampling; Software for Line and Point Transect Sampling and Estimation Removal and Change-in-Ratio Methods Lyman McDonald and Bryan Manly; Removal Method; The Change-in-Ratio Method; Relationship between Change-in-Ratio and Mark–Recapture Methods Plotless Sampling Jorge Navarro; T -Square Sampling; Performance of T -Square Sampling; Applications; The Wandering-Quarter Method; Further Extensions and Recent Developments in Plotless Sampling Methods; Computational Tools for Density Estimation in Plotless Sampling Introduction to Mark-Recapture Sampling and Closed-Population Models Jorge Navarro, Bryan Manly, and Roberto Barrientos-Medina; Terminology and Assumptions; Closed-Population Methods; Recent Advances for Closed-Population Models Open-Population Mark-Recapture Models Bryan Manly, Jorge Navarro, and Trent McDonald; The Jolly–Seber Model; The Manly–Parr Method; Recoveries of Dead Animals; Estimation Using Radio-Tagged Individuals; Flexible Modeling Procedures; Tests of Goodness of Fit; An Example of Mark-Recapture Modeling; Recent Advances with Open-Population Models; General Computer Programs for Capture–Recapture Analyses Occupancy Models Darryl MacKenzie; General Overview; Single-Season Models; Multiseason Models; Including Covariates; Study Design; Discussion Sampling Designs for Environmental Monitoring Trent McDonald; Design Characteristics; Monitoring versus Research; Spatial Designs; Summary Models for Trend Analysis Timothy J. Robinson and Jennifer Brown; Basic Methods for Trend Analysis; Unit Analyses of Trends; Pooled Analysis of Trends; Checking for Model Adequacy; Summary References
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Chapman & Hall/CRC
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 577.0727; Ecology -- Statistical methods; Sampling (Statistics)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781466555150
• Related ISBNs: 9781466555143
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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