Design and Analysis of Long-term Ecological Monitoring Studies(English, Paperback, unknown)

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Design and Analysis of Long-term Ecological Monitoring Studies(English, Paperback, unknown) is written by unknown and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0521139295 (ISBN 10) and 9780521139298 (ISBN 13).

To provide useful and meaningful information, long-term ecological programs need to implement solid and efficient statistical approaches for collecting and analyzing data. This volume provides rigorous guidance on quantitative issues in monitoring, with contributions from world experts in the field. These experts have extensive experience in teaching fundamental and advanced ideas and methods to natural resource managers, scientists and students. The chapters present a range of tools and approaches, including detailed coverage of variance component estimation and quantitative selection among alternative designs; spatially balanced sampling; sampling strategies integrating design- and model-based approaches; and advanced analytical approaches such as hierarchical and structural equation modelling. Making these tools more accessible to ecologists and other monitoring practitioners across numerous disciplines, this is a valuable resource for any professional whose work deals with ecological monitoring. Table of Contents List of contributors Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Part I. Overview 1. Ecological monitoring: the heart of the matter 2. An overview of statistical considerations in long-term monitoring 3. Monitoring (that) matters 4. Maximizing the utility of monitoring to the adaptive management of natural resources Part II. Survey Design 5. Spatial sampling designs for long-term ecological monitoring 6. Spatially balanced survey designs for natural resources 7. The role of monitoring design in detecting trend in long-term ecological monitoring studies 8. Estimating variance components and related parameters when planning long-term monitoring programs 9. Variance components estimation for continuous and discrete data, with emphasis on cross-classified sampling designs 10. Simulating future uncertainty to guide the selection of survey designs for long-term monitoring Part III. Data Analysis 11. Analysis options for estimating status and trends in long-term monitoring 12. Analytical options for estimating ecological thresholds – statistical considerations 13. The treatment of missing data in long-term monitoring programs 14. Survey analysis in natural resource monitoring programs with a focus on cumulative distribution functions 15. Structural equation modeling and the analysis of long-term monitoring data Part IV. Advanced Issues and Applications 16. GRTS and graphs: monitoring natural resources in urban landscapes 17. Incorporating predicted species distribution in adaptive and conventional sampling designs 18. Study design and analysis options for demographic and species occurrence dynamics 19. Dealing with incomplete and variable detectability in multi-year, multi-site monitoring of ecological populations 20. Optimal spatio-temporal monitoring designs for characterizing population trends 21. Use of citizen-science monitoring for pattern discovery and biological inference Part V. Conclusion 22. Institutionalizing an effective long-term monitoring program in the U.S. National Park Service 23. Choosing among long-term ecological monitoring programs and knowing when to stop References Index.