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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785854803321

Autore

Webster R (Richard), <1933-, >

Titolo

Field sampling for environmental science and management / / Richard Webster and R. Murray Lark

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-60650-X

9786613918956

1-136-47035-2

0-203-12864-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LarkR. M

Disciplina

363.70072/7

Soggetti

Environmental sampling

Environmental sampling - Statistical methods

Environmental sciences - Methodology

Environmental management - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-188) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Field Sampling for Environmental Science and Management; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Aims and concepts; Chapter 3 Simple random sampling; Chapter 4 Efficiency, economy and logistics; Chapter 5 Prediction from spatial classifications; Chapter 6 Sampling from designed experiments; Chapter 7 Sampling for regression and calibration; Chapter 8 Nested sampling and analysis; Chapter 9 Geostatistics: model-based prediction; Appendix; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Scientists and consultants need to estimate and map properties of the terrestrial environment. These include plant nutrients and parasites in soil, gaseous emissions from soil, pollutant metals and xenobiotics in waste and contaminated land, salt in groundwater and species abundances above ground. The scale varies from small experimental plots to catchments, and the land may be enclosed in fields or be open grassland, forest or desert. Those who sample the variables to obtain the necessary data need guidance on the design and analysis of sampling methods for their conclusions and recommenda