| Reviews |
| - 'A remarkable book! I expect that a whole generation of students will profit immensely from its reading.' - Marcel Rejmanek, University of California, Davis, USA
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| Description | | - A book that discusses the methodology of research, perfect for anyone just beginning to experiment with project or field course work
- The use of case studies throughout the text allows the reader to see the methodology in use in a familiar context
- Follow-up exercises allow the reader to review their understanding
- Reference to detailed descriptions of the methodology allow the reader to find the best source of detailed methodology when necessary
- Numerous illustrations and photographs illustrate key concepts and species
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This new book is intended to assist senior undergraduates and post-graduate students design their own experiments and establish a research program in plant population ecology. Practical advice is provided on how to set up a research program, how to ask pertinent questions and use science process skills in conducting research. Individual chapters cover facets of experimental design,
statistics, experimental variables and treatments, measurements of plants and their environment, spatial pattern analysis, life tables, and modelling. Numerous citations to the current research literature are provided, and four case studies are referred to throughout the book to illustrate the use of methodology. The book provides guidance for researchers so that they can critically evaluate the
problem they are addressing, and determine the most suitable approach. The book will be of value to teachers who are developing field and laboratory modules in population ecology.
* A user-friendly primer on the methodology of plant population ecology research.
* Describes what sort of experiments to use, how to design them, and how to interpret, analyse, and report the results.
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Designed for enquiry-based courses where students are asked to design and conduct their own experiments.
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Readership: undergraduate and graduate students beginning practical courses or research in plant population ecology
| Contents |
Part 1: What is plant population ecology?
1.
Scope of plant population ecology
Part 2: Planning a study
2.
The question and approach
3.
Basic considerations in experimental design
4.
Planning, choosing, and using statistics
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Elizabeth A. John
Part 3: Doing the study
5.
Experimental treatments
6.
Measuring individual and population parameters
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Abiotic and biotic measurements of a plant's environment
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Spatial patterns, life tables, and modelling
Appendix
References
Animal index
Plant index
Subject index
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
David J. Gibson, Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
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