Spatial pattern analysis in plant ecology / Mark R.T. Dale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dale, Mark R. T. (Mark Randall Thomas), 1951- author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in ecology.

Cambridge studies in ecology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plant ecology--Statistical methods.

Plant ecology.

Spatial analysis (Statistics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 326 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The predictability of the physical arrangement of plants, at whatever scale it is viewed, is referred to as their spatial pattern. Spatial pattern is a crucial aspect of vegetation which has important implications not only for the plants themselves, but also for other organisms which interact with plants, such as herbivores and pollinators, or those animals for which plants provide a habitat. This book describes and evaluates methods for detecting and quantifying a variety of characteristics of spatial pattern. As well as discussing the concepts on which these techniques are based, examples from real field studies and worked examples are included, which, together with numerous line figures, help guide the reader through the text. The result is a book that will be of value to graduate students and research workers in the fields of vegetation science, conservation biology and applied ecology.

Contents:

Cambridge Studies in Ecology; Contents; Preface; 1 Concepts of spatial pattern; 2 Sampling; 3 Basic methods for one dimension and one species; 4 Spatial pattern of two species; 5 Multispecies pattern; 6 Two-dimensional analysis of spatioal pattern; 7 Point patterns; 8 Pattern on an environmental gradient; 9 Conclusions and future directions; Bibliography; Glossary of abbreviations; List of plant species; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-313) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-11219-2

1-280-41673-4

9786610416738

0-511-17347-4

0-511-15254-X

0-511-32500-2

0-511-61258-3

0-511-05280-4

OCLC:

232358274