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Connecticut wildlife
| Connecticut wildlife |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hartford, : Connecticut Dept. of Environmental Protection, Wildlife Division, [1993]- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 333 |
| Collana | Jan./Feb. 1993-Jan./Feb. 1994: Wildlife Division publication / Connecticut. Wildlife Division |
| Soggetto topico |
Animal populations - Connecticut
Wildlife management - Connecticut Animal populations Wildlife management |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145463603321 |
| Hartford, : Connecticut Dept. of Environmental Protection, Wildlife Division, [1993]- | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Conservation of wildlife populations [[electronic resource] ] : demography, genetics, and management / / L. Scott Mills
| Conservation of wildlife populations [[electronic resource] ] : demography, genetics, and management / / L. Scott Mills |
| Autore | Mills L. Scott |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (354 p.) |
| Disciplina | 639.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Wildlife management
Animal populations |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-118-40667-2
1-78539-349-9 1-283-64456-8 1-118-40669-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of boxes; Preface to second edition; Preface to first edition; List of symbols; Acknowledgments for second edition; Acknowledgments for first edition; PART I: Background to Applied Population Biology; CHAPTER 1: The big picture: human population dynamics meet applied population biology; Introduction; Population Ecology of Humans; Human population growth; Human impacts on wildlife through effects other than population size; Extinction Rates of Other Species; Number of species on Earth: described and not yet described
Historic versus current rates of extinctionHumans and Sustainable Harvest; The Big Picture; Further Reading; CHAPTER 2: Designing studies and interpreting population biology data: how do we know what we know?; Introduction; Obtaining Reliable Facts Through Sampling; Replication and randomization; Controls; Accuracy, error, and variation; Linking Observed Facts to Ideasmind Leads to Understanding; The hypothetico-deductive (HD) approach; Three ways to test hypotheses; Model selection based on information-theoreticmethods; Bayesian statistics: updating knowledge withnew information Ethics and the Wildlife Population BiologistSummary; Further Reading; CHAPTER 3: Genetic concepts and tools to support wildlife population biology; Introduction; What Is Genetic Variation?; Genetic Markers Used in Wildlife Population Biology; Fragment analysis; Microsatellite DNA; Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs); Genes that affect fitness: functional genomics, adaptive variation, and transcriptomics; Insights into Wildlife Population Biology Using Genetic Tools; Taxonomy and hybridization; Determining species identity and distribution; Determining gender and individual identity SummaryFurther Reading; CHAPTER 4: Estimating population vital rates; Introduction; Estimating Abundance and Density; Background: censusing, estimating, and indexing abundance; Transect methods for estimating abundance; Sightability or observation probability models; Capture-mark-recapture (CMR) methods for estimating abundance; Robust design; Density estimation in capture-mark-recapture studies; Survival Estimation; Known-fate models; CMR using the Cormack-Jolly-Seber method; Band-return approaches; Other approaches; Estimation of Reproduction; Sex Ratio; Sex ratios in the wild; Summary Further ReadingPART II: Population processes: the basis for management; CHAPTER 5: The simplest way to describe and project population growth: exponential or geometric change; Introduction; Fundamentals of Geometric or Exponential Growth; Discrete (geometric) growth; Continuous (exponential) growth; Overview of λ and r; Doubling time; Causes and Consequences of Variation in Population Growth; Factors that cause population growth to fluctuate; Implications of variation in population growth; Quantifying Exponential Population Growth in a Stochastic Environment Exponential growth with observation error only (EGOE) |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461914203321 |
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| Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 | ||
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Conservation of Wildlife Populations : Demography, Genetics, and Management
| Conservation of Wildlife Populations : Demography, Genetics, and Management |
| Autore | Mills L. Scott |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (354 pages) |
| Disciplina | 639.9 |
| Soggetto topico | Animal populations |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9781118406694
9780470671498 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of boxes -- Preface to second edition -- Preface to first edition -- List of symbols -- Acknowledgments for second edition -- Acknowledgments for first edition -- PART I: Background to Applied Population Biology -- CHAPTER 1: The big picture: human population dynamics meet applied population biology -- Introduction -- Population Ecology of Humans -- Human population growth -- Human impacts on wildlife through effects other than population size -- Extinction Rates of Other Species -- Number of species on Earth: described and not yet described -- Historic versus current rates of extinction -- Humans and Sustainable Harvest -- The Big Picture -- Further Reading -- CHAPTER 2: Designing studies and interpreting population biology data: how do we know what we know? -- Introduction -- Obtaining Reliable Facts Through Sampling -- Replication and randomization -- Controls -- Accuracy, error, and variation -- Linking Observed Facts to Ideasmind Leads to Understanding -- The hypothetico-deductive (HD) approach -- Three ways to test hypotheses -- Model selection based on information-theoreticmethods -- Bayesian statistics: updating knowledge withnew information -- Ethics and the Wildlife Population Biologist -- Summary -- Further Reading -- CHAPTER 3: Genetic concepts and tools to support wildlife population biology -- Introduction -- What Is Genetic Variation? -- Genetic Markers Used in Wildlife Population Biology -- Fragment analysis -- Microsatellite DNA -- Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) -- Genes that affect fitness: functional genomics, adaptive variation, and transcriptomics -- Insights into Wildlife Population Biology Using Genetic Tools -- Taxonomy and hybridization -- Determining species identity and distribution -- Determining gender and individual identity -- Summary.
Further Reading -- CHAPTER 4: Estimating population vital rates -- Introduction -- Estimating Abundance and Density -- Background: censusing, estimating, and indexing abundance -- Transect methods for estimating abundance -- Sightability or observation probability models -- Capture-mark-recapture (CMR) methods for estimating abundance -- Robust design -- Density estimation in capture-mark-recapture studies -- Survival Estimation -- Known-fate models -- CMR using the Cormack-Jolly-Seber method -- Band-return approaches -- Other approaches -- Estimation of Reproduction -- Sex Ratio -- Sex ratios in the wild -- Summary -- Further Reading -- PART II: Population processes: the basis for management -- CHAPTER 5: The simplest way to describe and project population growth: exponential or geometric change -- Introduction -- Fundamentals of Geometric or Exponential Growth -- Discrete (geometric) growth -- Continuous (exponential) growth -- Overview of λ and r -- Doubling time -- Causes and Consequences of Variation in Population Growth -- Factors that cause population growth to fluctuate -- Implications of variation in population growth -- Quantifying Exponential Population Growth in a Stochastic Environment -- Exponential growth with observation error only (EGOE) -- Exponential growth with process noise only (EGPN) -- Process noise and observation error occurring simultaneously (EGSS) -- Summary -- Further Reading -- CHAPTER 6: All stage classes are not equal in their effects on population growth: structured population-projection models -- Introduction -- Anatomy of a Population-Projection Matrix -- How Timing of Sampling Affects the Matrix -- Projecting a Matrix Through Time Leads to Transient and Asymptotic Dynamics -- How to project the matrix -- Stable stage distribution, transient dynamics, and reproductive value. All Vital Rates are not Created Equal: Analytical Sensitivities and Elasticities -- Stochasticity in Age and Stage-Structured Populations -- Sensitivity Analysis in the Broad Sense to Help Evaluate Management Actions -- Sensitivity analysis method 1: manual perturbation -- Sensitivity analysis method 2: analytical sensitivity and elasticity analysis -- Sensitivity analysis method 3: life-stage simulation analysis -- Fitness is Lambda, Selection is Management -- Case Studies Using Matrix Models to Guide Conservation Decision-Making -- Case study 1: what are the best management actions to recover an endangered species? -- Case study 2: prioritizing recovery actions in Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep using asymptotic and nonasymptotic sensitivity analysis -- Case study 3: what are the most efficient management actions to reduce a pest population? -- Case study 4: how should a harvested species be managed? -- Summary -- Further Reading -- CHAPTER 7: Density-dependent population change -- Introduction -- Negative Density Dependence -- The Logistic: One Simple Model of Negative Density-Dependent Population Growth -- Some Counterintuitive Dynamics: Limit Cycles and Chaos -- Positive Density Dependence -- Negative and Positive Density Dependence Operate Together -- Component Versus Demographic Outcomes of Density Dependence -- Summary -- Further Reading -- CHAPTER 8: Predation and wildlife populations -- Introduction -- Does Predation Affect Prey Numbers? -- Factor 1. Determining How Predation Affects Prey Numbers: Predation Rate -- Numerical responses of predators -- Functional responses of predators -- Total predation rate -- Factor 2. Determining How Predation Affects Prey Numbers: Compensation -- Factor 3. Determining How Predation Affects Prey Numbers: Who Gets Killed -- Summary -- Further Reading. CHAPTER 9: Genetic variation and fitness in wildlife populations -- Introduction -- Long-Term Benefits of Genetic Variation -- Genetic variation allows long-term adaptation -- Genetic variation provides ecosystem services -- What Determines Levels of Genetic Variation in Populations? -- The big four: mutation, gene flow, natural selection, and genetic drift -- The genetic effective population size -- Genetic changes due to population fragmentation -- Quantifying the Loss of Heterozygosity: The Inbreeding Coefficient -- Defining inbreeding -- Estimating the inbreeding coefficient in wildlife populations -- When Does Inbreeding Due to Genetic Drift Lead to Inbreeding Depression? -- Inbreeding depression in wildlife populations -- Can wild populations adapt to inbreeding through purging? -- Another genetic mechanism that could reduce vital rates: mutations in mtDNA -- Inbreeding depression meets other concerns in fragmented populations -- Outbreeding Depression and the Loss of Local Adaptation -- Genetic Rescue, Genetic Restoration, and Long-Term Population Recovery -- Appropriate Levels of Genetic Connectivity -- Case Studies Where Genetic Rescue Meets the Real World -- Greater prairie chicken -- Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep -- Adder -- Wolves of several types: Scandinavian, Mexican, and US -- Florida panther -- Summary -- Further Reading -- CHAPTER 10: Dynamics of multiple populations -- Introduction -- What Is Connectivity? -- Consequences of Connectivity for Wildlife Populations -- Persistence and fluctuations of populations -- Colonization and recolonization of empty sites -- Abundance of populations providing dispersers -- Taxonomic designation -- Measuring Connectivity among Wildlife Populations -- Radiotelemetry and mark-recapture -- Genetic approaches -- Multiple Populations are Not All Equal -- Multiple isolated populations -- Metapopulations. Source-sink populations -- Ecological traps -- Options for Restoring Connectivity -- Corridors and managing the intervening matrix -- Physically moving animals: translocations -- Summary -- Further Reading -- PART III: Applying Knowledge of Population Processes to Problems of Declining, Small, or Harvestable Populations -- CHAPTER 11: Human-caused stressors: deterministic factors affecting populations -- Introduction -- General Effects of Deterministic Stressors on Populations: Adapt, Move, or Die -- Habitat Loss and Fragmentation -- Habitat loss can reduce populations -- Habitat fragmentation adds to the problems of habitat loss -- Habitat loss and fragmentation operate concurrently -- Introduced and Invasive Species -- Invasion by natives: human-subsidized species -- The special case of parasites and disease -- Pollution -- Overharvest -- Global Climate Change -- Adapt in place -- Phenologic shifts demonstrate at least partial adaptation in place -- Adapt by moving -- Failure to adapt in place or move means die and decline -- Multiple Deterministic Stressors Occur Simultaneously -- Summary -- Further Reading -- CHAPTER 12: Predicting the dynamics of small and declining populations -- Introduction -- Ecological Characteristics Predicting Risk -- The Extinction Vortex -- Predicting Risks in Small Populations -- Population Viability Analysis (PVA): Quantitative Methods of Assessing Viability -- PVA defined -- Three components of PVA -- How to conduct a PVA -- Big-picture thoughts about PVA -- Other Approaches to Assessing Viability -- Rules of thumb -- Approaches based on habitat and other information -- Summary -- Further Reading -- CHAPTER 13: Focal species to bridge from populations to ecosystems -- Introduction -- The Four Categories of Focal Species -- 1 Flagship species -- 2 Umbrella species -- 3 Indicator species. 4 Strong interactors: dominants and keystones. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795834503321 |
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Mills L. Scott
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| Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Decline of the steller sea lion in Alaskan waters [[electronic resource] ] : untangling food webs and fishing nets / / Committee on the Alaska Groundfish Fishery and Steller Sea Lions, Ocean Studies Board, Polar Research Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
| Decline of the steller sea lion in Alaskan waters [[electronic resource] ] : untangling food webs and fishing nets / / Committee on the Alaska Groundfish Fishery and Steller Sea Lions, Ocean Studies Board, Polar Research Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.95/979/7509798 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sea lions - Alaska
Fisheries - Alaska Animal populations Food chains (Ecology) Fishing nets - Environmental aspects - Alaska |
| ISBN |
0-309-16872-4
1-280-20940-2 9786610209408 0-309-51253-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780300503321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Decline of the steller sea lions in Alaskan waters [[electronic resource] ] : untangling food webs and fishing nets / / Committee on the Alaska Groundfish Fishery and Steller Sea Lions, Ocean Studies Board, Polar Research Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
| Decline of the steller sea lions in Alaskan waters [[electronic resource] ] : untangling food webs and fishing nets / / Committee on the Alaska Groundfish Fishery and Steller Sea Lions, Ocean Studies Board, Polar Research Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.95/979/7509798 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sea lions - Alaska
Fisheries - Alaska Animal populations Food chains (Ecology) Fishing nets - Environmental aspects - Alaska |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-20940-2
9786610209408 0-309-51253-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455863103321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Decline of the steller sea lions in Alaskan waters : untangling food webs and fishing nets / / Committee on the Alaska Groundfish Fishery and Steller Sea Lions, Ocean Studies Board, Polar Research Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
| Decline of the steller sea lions in Alaskan waters : untangling food webs and fishing nets / / Committee on the Alaska Groundfish Fishery and Steller Sea Lions, Ocean Studies Board, Polar Research Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.95/979/7509798 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sea lions - Alaska
Fisheries - Alaska Animal populations Food chains (Ecology) Fishing nets - Environmental aspects - Alaska |
| ISBN |
9786610209408
9780309168724 0309168724 9781280209406 1280209402 9780309512534 0309512530 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matterr -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Environmental Setting -- 3 Identifying Clues and Testing Hypotheses -- 4 Review of Steller Sea Lion Biology -- 5 Fisheries -- 5 Fisheries -- 6 Steller Sea Lion Decline: Environmental Context and Compendium of Evidence -- 7 Information Needs and Recommendations -- References -- APPENDIX A Committee and Staff Biographies -- APPENDIX B Acronyms -- APPENDIX C Glossary -- APPENDIX D Early Account of Steller Sea Lions -- APPENDIX E Federal Funding Summary -- APPENDIX F Meeting Agendas -- APPENDIX G National Research Council Project Oversight Boards -- APPENDIX H Guide to the Common and Scientific Names of Marine Mammal, Fish, Invertebrate, and Bird Species. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910957303203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ecological methods / / P.A. Henderson and T.R.E. Southwood
| Ecological methods / / P.A. Henderson and T.R.E. Southwood |
| Autore | Henderson P. A. |
| Edizione | [Fourth edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (662 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology - Technique
Animal populations |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-118-89525-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460848703321 |
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Henderson P. A.
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| Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
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Ecological methods / / P.A. Henderson and T.R.E. Southwood
| Ecological methods / / P.A. Henderson and T.R.E. Southwood |
| Autore | Henderson P. A. |
| Edizione | [Fourth edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (662 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), photographs |
| Disciplina | 577 |
| Soggetto topico |
Animal populations
Ecology - Technique |
| ISBN |
1-118-89526-6
1-118-89525-8 |
| Classificazione |
577
468 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795974103321 |
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Henderson P. A.
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| Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
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Ecological methods / / P.A. Henderson and T.R.E. Southwood
| Ecological methods / / P.A. Henderson and T.R.E. Southwood |
| Autore | Henderson P. A. |
| Edizione | [Fourth edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (662 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), photographs |
| Disciplina | 577 |
| Soggetto topico |
Animal populations
Ecology - Technique |
| ISBN |
1-118-89526-6
1-118-89525-8 |
| Classificazione |
577
468 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822311403321 |
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Henderson P. A.
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| Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ecological methods [[electronic resource] /] / T.R.E. Southwood, P.A. Henderson
| Ecological methods [[electronic resource] /] / T.R.E. Southwood, P.A. Henderson |
| Autore | Southwood Richard, Sir. |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (593 p.) |
| Disciplina |
577/.028
591.7072 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HendersonP. A |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology - Technique
Animal populations |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-11796-3
1-4443-1230-8 9786612117961 0-632-06151-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Ecological Methods, Third Edition; Contents; Prefaces; 1: Introduction to the Study of Animal Populations; 1.1 Population estimates; 1.1.1 Absolute and related estimates; 1.1.2 Relative estimates; 1.1.3 Population indices; 1.2 Errors and confidence; References; 2: The Sampling Programme and the Measurement and Description of Dispersion; 2.1 Preliminary sampling; 2.1.1 Planning and fieldwork; 2.1.2 Statistical aspects; 2.2 The sampling programme; 2.2.1 The number of samples per habitat unit (e.g. plant, host,or puddle); 2.2.2 The sampling unit, its selection, size, and shape
2.2.3 The number of samples2.2.4 The pattern of sampling; 2.2.5 The timing of sampling; 2.3 Data processing; 2.4 Jackknife and bootstrap techniques; 2.5 Dispersion; 2.5.1 Mathematical distributions that serve as models; 2.5.2 Biological interpretation of dispersion parameters; 2.5.3 Nearest-neighbour and related techniques:measures of departure from randomness of the distribution; 2.6 Sequential sampling; 2.6.1 Sampling numbers; 2.6.2 Presence or absence sampling; 2.6.3 Sampling a fauna; References; 3: Absolute Population Estimates Using Capture-Recapture Experiments 3.1 Capture-recapture methods3.1.1 Assumptions common to most methods; 3.1.2 Estimating closed populations; 3.1.3 Estimations for open populations; 3.2 Methods of marking animals; 3.2.1 Handling techniques; 3.2.2 Release; 3.2.3 Surface marks using paints and solutions of dyes; 3.2.4 Dyes and fluorescent substances in powder form; 3.2.5 Marking formed by ingestion or absorption of dyes; 3.2.6 Marking by injection,Panjet, or tattooing; 3.2.7 External tags; 3.2.8 Branding; 3.2.9 Mutilation; 3.2.10 Natural marks, parasites, and genes; 3.2.11 Rare elements; 3.2.12 Radioactive isotopes 3.2.13 Radio and sonic tagsReferences; 4: Absolute Population Estimates by Sampling a Unit of Habitat: Air, Plants, Plant Products, and Vertebrate Hosts; 4.1 Sampling from the air; 4.1.1 Sampling apparatus; 4.1.2 Rotary and other traps; 4.1.3 Comparison and efficiencies of the different types of suction traps; 4.1.4 Conversion of catch to aerial density; 4.1.5 Conversion of density to total aerial population; 4.2 Sampling from plants; 4.2.1 Assessing the plant; 4.2.2 Determining the numbers of invertebrates; 4.2.3 Special sampling problems with animals in plant material 4.3 Sampling from vertebrate hosts4.3.1 Sampling from living hosts; 4.3.2 Sampling from dead hosts; 4.3.3 Sampling from vertebrate 'homes'; References; 5: Absolute Population Estimates by Sampling a Unit of Aquatic Habitat; 5.1 Open water; 5.1.1 Nets; 5.1.2 Pumps; 5.1.3 Water-sampling bottles; 5.1.4 The Patalas-Schindler volume sampler; 5.1.5 Particular methods for insects; 5.2 Vegetation; 5.2.1 Emergent vegetation; 5.2.2 Submerged vegetation; 5.2.3 Sampling floating vegetation; 5.3 Bottom fauna; 5.3.1 Hand-net sampling of forest litter; 5.3.2 Lifting stones 5.3.3 The planting of removable portions of the substrate |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454800903321 |
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Southwood Richard, Sir.
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| Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2000 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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