Quantitative Analyses in Wildlife Science

An authoritative guide to quantitative methods that will help wildlife scientists improve analysis and decision-making.

Over the past fifty years, wildlife science has become increasingly quantitative. But to wildlife scientists, many of whom have not been formally trained as biometricians, computer modelers, or mathematicians, the wide array of available techniques for analyzing wildlife populations and habitats can be overwhelming. This practical book aims to help students and professionals alike understand how to use quantitative methods to inform their work in the field.

Covering the most widely used contemporary approaches to the analysis of wildlife populations and habitats, Quantitative Analyses in Wildlife Science is divided into five broad areas:

¿ general statistical methods
¿ demographic estimation
¿ dynamic process modeling
¿ analysis of spatially based data on animals and resources
¿ numerical methods

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