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Author: Mark R. T. Dale
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2021-04-15
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 1108491847
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDisplays the broad range of quantitative approaches to analysing ecological networks, providing clear examples and guidance for researchers.
Author: Robert A. Herendeen
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 1998-04-20
Total Pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780471183099
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMaster the fundamental math skills necessary to quantify andevaluate a broad range of environmental questions. Environmental issues are often quantitative--how much land, howmany people, what amount of pollution. Computer programs areuseful, but there is no substitute for being able to use a simplecalculation to slice through to the crux of the problem. Having agrasp of how the factors interact and whether the results makesense allows one to explain and argue a point of view forcefully todiverse audiences. With an engaging, down-to-earth style and practical problem-solvingapproach, Ecological Numeracy makes it easy to understand andmaster basic mathematical concepts and techniques that areapplicable to life-cycle assessment, energy consumption, land use,pollution generation, and a broad range of other environmentalissues. Robert Herendeen brings the numbers to life with dozens offascinating, often entertaining examples and problems. Requiring only a moderate quantitative background, EcologicalNumeracy is a superb introduction for advanced undergraduatestudents in environmental science, planning, geography, andphysical and natural sciences. It is also a valuable professionalresource for environmental managers, regulators, andadministrators.
Author: Mark R.T. Dale
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017-11-09
Total Pages: 355
ISBN-13: 110708931X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book clearly describes the many applications of graph theory to ecological questions, providing instruction and encouragement to researchers.
Author: Gary G. Mittelbach
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2019-05-24
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13: 0192572865
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCommunity ecology has undergone a transformation in recent years, from a discipline largely focused on processes occurring within a local area to a discipline encompassing a much richer domain of study, including the linkages between communities separated in space (metacommunity dynamics), niche and neutral theory, the interplay between ecology and evolution (eco-evolutionary dynamics), and the influence of historical and regional processes in shaping patterns of biodiversity. To fully understand these new developments, however, students continue to need a strong foundation in the study of species interactions and how these interactions are assembled into food webs and other ecological networks. This new edition fulfils the book's original aims, both as a much-needed up-to-date and accessible introduction to modern community ecology, and in identifying the important questions that are yet to be answered. This research-driven textbook introduces state-of-the-art community ecology to a new generation of students, adopting reasoned and balanced perspectives on as-yet-unresolved issues. Community Ecology is suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers seeking a broad, up-to-date coverage of ecological concepts at the community level.
Author: Björn H. Junker
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2011-09-20
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 1118209915
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn introduction to biological networks and methods for their analysis Analysis of Biological Networks is the first book of its kind to provide readers with a comprehensive introduction to the structural analysis of biological networks at the interface of biology and computer science. The book begins with a brief overview of biological networks and graph theory/graph algorithms and goes on to explore: global network properties, network centralities, network motifs, network clustering, Petri nets, signal transduction and gene regulation networks, protein interaction networks, metabolic networks, phylogenetic networks, ecological networks, and correlation networks. Analysis of Biological Networks is a self-contained introduction to this important research topic, assumes no expert knowledge in computer science or biology, and is accessible to professionals and students alike. Each chapter concludes with a summary of main points and with exercises for readers to test their understanding of the material presented. Additionally, an FTP site with links to author-provided data for the book is available for deeper study. This book is suitable as a resource for researchers in computer science, biology, bioinformatics, advanced biochemistry, and the life sciences, and also serves as an ideal reference text for graduate-level courses in bioinformatics and biological research.
Author: Atte Moilanen
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2009-05-28
Total Pages: 336
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn a coherent and comprehensive set of chapters, a team of leading scientists describe the present state-of-the-art in spatial conservation planning methodology with a focus on operational definitions and methods, supported by the latest technological details and applications of publicly available software.
Author: Scott Ferson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2002-06-13
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 0387954864
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReviews the quantitative tools used in the study of subjects such as biodiversity, resource management and endangered species preservation. Topics covered include population viability analysis, population dynamics, metapopulation models, estimating timing of extinctions, quasi-extinction and more.
Author: Graham Bennett
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 97
ISBN-13: 9789292250423
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Cang Hui
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2022-01-13
Total Pages: 443
ISBN-13: 1108478611
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProposes new ways of managing ecological invasions by implementing an open adaptive network framework for ecosystem transformation.
Author: Dr. Jens Krause
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 279
ISBN-13: 0199679045
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe scientific study of networks - computer, social, and biological - has received an enormous amount of interest in recent years. However, the network approach has been applied to the field of animal behaviour relatively late compared to many other biological disciplines. Understanding social network structure is of great importance for biologists since the structural characteristics of any network will affect its constituent members and influence a range of diverse behaviours. These include finding and choosing a sexual partner, developing and maintaining cooperative relationships, and engaging in foraging and anti-predator behavior. This novel text provides an overview of the insights that network analysis has provided into major biological processes, and how it has enhanced our understanding of the social organisation of several important taxonomic groups. It brings together researchers from a wide range of disciplines with the aim of providing both an overview of the power of the network approach for understanding patterns and process in animal populations, as well as outlining how current methodological constraints and challenges can be overcome. Animal Social Networks is principally aimed at graduate level students and researchers in the fields of ecology, zoology, animal behaviour, and evolutionary biology but will also be of interest to social scientists.
