Data analysis in vegetation ecology / Otto Wildi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wildi, Otto.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plant communities--Data processing.

Plant communities.

Plant communities--Mathematical models.

Plant ecology--Data processing.

Plant ecology.

Plant ecology--Mathematical models.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Evolving from years of teaching experience by one of the top experts in vegetation ecology, Data Analysis in Vegetation Ecology aims to explain the background and basics of mathematical (mainly multivariate) analysis of vegetation data. The book lays out the basic operations involved in the analysis, the underlying hypotheses, aims and points of views. It conveys the message that each step in the calculations has a specific, straightforward meaning and that patterns and processes known by ecologists often find their counterpart in mathematical operations and functions. The first chapt

Contents:

Data Analysis in Vegetation Ecology; Contents; Preface; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction; 2 Patterns in Vegetation Ecology; 3 Transformation; 4 Multivariate Comparison; 5 Ordination; 6 Classification; 7 Joining Ecological Patterns; 8 Static Explanatory Modelling; 9 Assessing Vegetation Change in Time; 10 Dynamic Modelling; 11 Large Data Sets: Wetland Patterns; 12 Swiss Forests: A Case Study; Appendix A On Using Software; Appendix B Data Sets Used; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612684357

9781119965633

1119965632

9781282684355

1282684353

9780470661017

0470661011

9780470664971

0470664975

9780470664964

0470664967

OCLC:

609863035