Population Ecology In Practice Underused Misused And Abused Methods 1st Edition Dennis L Murray by Dennis L. Murray, Brett K. Sandercock 9781119574644, 1119574641 instant download after payment.

A synthesis of contemporary analytical and modeling approaches in population ecology

The
book provides an overview of the key analytical approaches that are
currently used in demographic, genetic, and spatial analyses in
population ecology. The chapters present current problems, introduce
advances in analytical methods and models, and demonstrate the
applications of quantitative methods to ecological data. The book covers
new tools for designing robust field studies; estimation of abundance
and demographic rates; matrix population models and analyses of
population dynamics; and current approaches for genetic and spatial
analysis. Each chapter is illustrated by empirical examples based on
real datasets, with a companion website that offers online exercises and
examples of computer code in the R statistical software platform. 

• - Fills a niche for a book that emphasizes applied aspects of population analysis
• - Covers many of the current methods being used to analyse population dynamics and structure
• - Illustrates the application of specific analytical methods through worked examples based on real datasets
• - Offers
  readers the opportunity to work through examples or adapt the routines
  to their own datasets using computer code in the R statistical platform

Population Ecology in Practice
is an excellent book for upper-level undergraduate and graduate
students taking courses in population ecology or ecological statistics,
as well as established researchers needing a desktop reference for
contemporary methods used to develop robust population assessments.