Ecological Methods, 3rd Edition

by T. R. E. Southwood (Univ. of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford); Peter A. Henderson (The Square, Pennington, Lymington, Hants)

• ISBN13: 9781444312300
• ISBN10: 1444312308
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This classic text, whose First Edition one reviewer referred to as "the ecologists' bible," has been substantially revised and rewritten. Not only have the advances made in the field since the Second Edition been taken into account, but the scope has been explicitly extended to all macroscopic animals, with particular attention being paid to fish as well as other vertebrates.Ecological Methods provides a unique synthesis of the methods and techniques available for the study of populations and ecosystems. Techniques used to obtain both absolute and relative population estimates are described, and approaches to the direct measurement of births, deaths, migration and the construction and interpretation of life tables are reviewed.The text is extensively illustrated, clearly describing a wide range of equipment and methods of analysis. Comprehensive and up-to-date bibliographies to each chapter fully cover the relevant literature, and references are given to available computer programs and internet addresses. The book has an active web site providing additional illustrations, details of equipment and programs, and references to work published since the revision was completed. Like the earlier editions, this book will be an indispensable source of reference to researchers and students at all levels in the fields of ecology, entomology and zoology. Completely revised and rewritten edition of a classic. Scope extended to all macroscopic animals, notably fish and other vertebrates. Active web site displaying additional material. References to computer programmes and internet addresses throughout the text. Affordable paperback.

Table of Contents

Prefaces

Introduction to the Study of Animal Populations

The Sampling Programme and the Measurement and Description of Dispersion

Absolute Population Estimates Using Capture-Recapture Experiments

Absolute Population Estimates by Sampling a Unit of Habitat: Air, Plants, Plant Products and Vertebrate Hosts

Absolute Population Estimates by Sampling a Unit of Aquatic Habitat

Absolute Population Estimates by Sampling a Unit of Soil or Litter Habitat: Extraction Techniques

Relative Methods of Population Measurement and the Derivation of Absolute Estimates

Estimates of Species Richness and Population Size Based on Signs, Products and Effects

Wildlife Population Estimates by Census and Distance Measuring Techniques

Observational and Experimental Methods for the Estimation of Natality, Mortality and Dispersal

The Construction, Description and Analysis of Age-Specific Life-Tables

Age-grouping, Time-Specific Life Tables and Predictive Population Models

Species Richness, Diversity and Packing

The Estimation of Productivity and the Construction of energy Budgets

Studies at large Spatial and Temporal Scales and the Classification of Habitats

References

Index

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