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Introduction to quantitative ecology : mathematical and statistical modelling for beginners / Timothy E. Essington.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Essington, Timothy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ecology--Mathematical models.
- Ecology.
- Ecology--Statistical methods.
- Quantitative research.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 304 pages) : illustrations, color map
- polychrome
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2021.
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Part I: Fundamentals of Dynamic Models
- 1: Why Do We Model?
- 2: Introduction to Population Models
- 3: Structured Population Models
- 4: Competition and Predation Models
- 5: Stochastic Population Models
- Part II: Fitting Models to Data
- 6: Why Fit Models to Data?
- 7: Random Variables and Probability
- 8: Likelihood and Its Applications
- 9: Model Selection
- 10: Bayesian Statistics
- Part III: Skills
- 11: Mathematics Refresher
- 12:Modeling in Spreadsheets
- 13: Modeling in R
- 14: Skills for Dynamic Models
- 15: Sensitivity Analysis
- 16: Skills for Fitting Models to Data
- Part IV: Putting It All Together and Next Steps
- 17: Putting It Together: Fitting a Dynamic Model
- 18: Next Steps
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Oxford Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 12, 2021).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-302) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780192655448
- 0192655442
- Publisher Number:
- 99989022380
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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