EcologicalMethodsbythelateT.R.E.SouthwoodandrevisedovertheyearsbyP.A.Hendersonhasdevelopedintoaclassicreferenceworkforthefieldbiologist.Itprovidesahandbookofecologicalmethodsandanalyticaltechniquespertinenttothestudyofanimals,withanemphasisonnon-microscopicanimalsinbothterrestrialandaquaticenvironments.Itremainsuniqueinthebreadthofthemethodspresentedandinthedepthoftheliteraturecited,stretchingrightbacktotheearliestdaysofecologicalresearch.TheuniversalavailabilityofRasanopensourcepackagehasradicallychangedthewayecologistsanalysetheirdata.Inresponse,Southwood’sclassictexthasbeenthoroughlyrevisedtobemorerelevantandusefultoanewgenerationofecologists,makingthevastresourceofRpackagesmorereadilyavailabletothewiderecologicalcommunity.ByfocusingontheuseofRfordataanalysis,supportedbyworkedexamples,thebookisnowmoreaccessiblethanpreviouseditionstostudentsrequiringsupportandideasfortheirprojects.Southwood’sEcologicalMethodsprovidesacrucialresourceforbothgraduatestudentsandresearchscientistsinappliedecology,wildlifeecology,fisheries,agriculture,conservationbiology,andhabitatecology.Itwillalsobeusefultothemanyprofessionalecologists,wildlifebiologists,conservationbiologistsandpractitionersrequiringanauthoritativeoverviewofecologicalmethodology.
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