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Record Nr.

UNINA9910311938703321

Autore

Fletcher Robert

Titolo

Spatial Ecology and Conservation Modeling : Applications with R / / by Robert Fletcher, Marie-Josée Fortin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-030-01989-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVIII, 523 p. 131 illus., 44 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

577.015118

Soggetti

Landscape ecology

Statistics 

Ecology 

Conservation biology

Environmental geography

Bioinformatics 

Computational biology 

R (Computer program language)

Landscape Ecology

Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences

Theoretical Ecology/Statistics

Conservation Biology/Ecology

Environmental Geography

Computer Appl. in Life Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction to spatial ecology and its relevance for conservation -- 2. Scale -- 3. Land-cover pattern and change -- 4. Spatial dispersion and point data -- 5. Spatial dependence and autocorrelation -- 6. Accounting for spatial dependence in ecological data -- 7. Species distributions -- 8. Space use and resource selection -- 9. Connectivity -- 10. Population dynamics in space -- 11. Spatially structured communities -- 12. What have we learned? Looking back and pressing forward -- Appendix: An introduction to R.



Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a foundation for modern applied ecology. Much of current ecology research and conservation addresses problems across landscapes and regions, focusing on spatial patterns and processes. This book is aimed at teaching fundamental concepts and focuses on learning-by-doing through the use of examples with the software R. It is intended to provide an entry-level, easily accessible foundation for students and practitioners interested in spatial ecology and conservation. .