Designing field studies for biodiversity conservation / (Record no. 8953)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 1-55963-878-8 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | e-book (NRM) |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Feinsinger, P. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Designing field studies for biodiversity conservation / |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Island Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2001. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxii, 614 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Contents<br/>List of Figures) Tables) and Boxes XI<br/>Preface xv<br/>Acknowledgments x1x<br/>CHAPTER 1 . Introduction: What's Science Got to Do with It? 1<br/>CHAPTER 2. The Inquiry Process 9<br/>CHAPTER 3. So, What's the Question? 21<br/>CHAPTER 4. Design: Matching Data Collection to the Scope<br/>of the Question 29<br/>CHAPTER 5. Small Samples and Big Questions: The Role of Statistical<br/>Inference 57<br/>CHAPTER 6. Points of View: Taking Natural History into Account 87<br/>lX<br/>x CONTENTS<br/>CHAPTER 7. Contents and Context: Taking the Whole Landscape<br/>into Account 105<br/>CHAPTER B. Indicators versus Targets: Shortcuts to the Landscape's<br/>"Health"? 113<br/>CHAPTER g. Species Diversity: Easy to Quantify, but What Does It<br/>Mean? 131<br/>CHAPTER 1 o. Extending the Reach of Inquiry 145<br/>APPENDIX A. Calculating Confidence Limits for the Population Mean 157<br/>APPENDIX B. Deciding on Sample Size 161<br/>APPENDIX c. Resources Especially for Latin American Readers 167<br/>APPENDIX o. Design and Statistics without the Jargon: A Play<br/>in Two Acts 173<br/>Literature Cited 181<br/>Notes 195<br/>Index 207<br/>About the Author 213 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | l. Biological diversity conservation. I. Title. |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Koha item type | E-Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| College of Natural Resources | College of Natural Resources | 30/04/2021 | e-book (NRM) | 30/04/2021 | 30/04/2021 | E-Book |