Measurements for terrestrial vegetation / Charles D. Bonham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bonham, Charles D., 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plant communities--Measurement.

Plant communities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

West Sussex, England : Wiley-Blackwell, c2013.

Summary:

Measurements for Terrestrial Vegetation, 2nd Edition presents up-to-date methods for analyzing species frequency, plant cover, density and biomass data. Each method is presented in detail with a full discussion of its strengths and weaknesses from field applications through statistical characteristics of bias and use of the correct probability distribution to describe and analyze data. This practical book also covers the use of satellite imagery to obtain measurement data on cover, density and biomass. Field data collection includes current applications of statistical sample

Contents:

Measurements for Terrestrial Vegetation; Contents; Preface; About the companion website; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Historical brief; 1.2 Units of measure; 1.3 Choice of method; 1.3.1 Vegetation characteristics; 1.3.2 Biometrics and econometrics; 1.4 Variation in vegetation; 1.5 Observational units; 1.6 Sampling; 1.7 Frequency; 1.8 Cover; 1.9 Density; 1.10 Biomass; 1.11 Measurements with remote sensing; 1.12 Monitoring and evaluation; 1.13 Overview and summary; 1.14 Bibliography; 2 Sampling units for measurements; 2.1 Frequency; 2.2 Cover; 2.2.1 Points; 2.2.2 Point frames; 2.2.3 Point line

2.2.4 Grid quadrats 2.2.5 Line intercept; 2.2.6 Areas; 2.2.7 Plotless units; 2.3 Density; 2.3.1 Plot size; 2.3.2 Shape of plots; 2.3.3 Line transects; 2.3.4 Distance methods; 2.4 Biomass; 2.4.1 Plot characteristics; 2.4.2 Indirect methods; 2.5 Tree measurements; 2.5.1 Tree heights; 2.5.2 Units of measure for tree diameters; 2.5.3 Tree crown cover; 2.6 Bibliography; 3 Statistical concepts for field sampling; 3.1 Characterization of data; 3.1.1 Measures of data location; 3.1.2 Measures of dispersion; 3.2 Principles of data behavior; 3.2.1 Patterns of data commonly observed

3.2.2 The normal distribution 3.2.3 Sample statistics and the normal distribution; 3.2.4 Confidence limits; 3.3 Sample size; 3.3.1 When available budget is too small; 3.3.2 Sample size for non-normal data; 3.4 Data distributions; 3.4.1 Bernoulli data distribution; 3.4.2 Geometric data distribution; 3.4.3 Pascal data distribution; 3.4.4 Negative binomial data distribution; 3.4.5 Binomial data distribution; 3.4.6 Poisson data distribution; 3.5 Bibliography; 4 Spatial sampling designs for measurements; 4.1 Simple random sampling; 4.2 Cluster and systematic sampling; 4.3 Two-stage sampling design

4.4 A role for satellite imagery 4.4.1 Sampling units; 4.4.2 Spatial sampling; 4.4.3 Studies of large areas; 4.5 On-ground large-scale spatial analyses; 4.6 Bibliography; 5 Frequency; 5.1 Brief history and definition; 5.2 Estimates of frequency; 5.2.1 Influences of size and shape of the plot; 5.2.2 Requirements for valid comparisons; 5.3 Minimal area and frequency; 5.4 Plot size considerations; 5.5 Applications for frequency data; 5.5.1 Prediction and monitoring; 5.6 Considerations; 5.7 Bibliography; 6 Cover; 6.1 Basal area techniques; 6.1.1 Diameter rule; 6.2 Intercept techniques

6.2.1 Point intercept 6.2.2 Grid-quadrat frame; 6.2.3 Vertical point frame; 6.2.4 Horizontal point frame; 6.2.5 Single points; 6.3 Line-intercept methods; 6.4 Crown diameter and canopy closure method; 6.5 Variable plot methods; 6.6 Semi-quantitative methods; 6.7 Bibliography; 7 Density; 7.1 Related measurements; 7.1.1 Frequency; 7.1.2 Abundance; 7.2 Limitations of the density estimate; 7.3 Quadrat techniques; 7.3.1 Distribution; 7.3.2 Quadrat size and shape; 7.3.3 Strip or rectangular quadrats; 7.3.4 Considerations; 7.4 Distance methods; 7.4.1 Random populations

7.4.2 Distance methods for random and non-random populations

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed May 21, 2013).

ISBN:

9781118534540

1118534549

9781118534526

1118534522

9781118534533

1118534530

OCLC:

841039603