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RECORD NUMBER: 8 OF 11| Main Title | Quantitative ecology : measurement, models, and scaling / | |||||||||||
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| Author | Schneider, David C. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | Academic Press/Elsevier, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 2009 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 61405567 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 0126278652; 9780126278651 | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Ecology--Mathematics | |||||||||||
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| Edition | 2nd ed. | |||||||||||
| Collation | xv, 415 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm | |||||||||||
| Notes | First edition title: Quantitative ecology : spatial and temporal scaling. Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-397) and index. |
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| Contents Notes | 1. Quantitative Reasoning in Ecology -- 2. Scale in Ecology -- 3. Quantities -- 4. Units -- 5. Rescaling Quantities -- 6. Dimensions -- 7. Geography and Chronology of Quantities -- 8. Quantities Derived from Sequential Measurements -- 9. Ensemble Quantities: Weighted Sums -- 10. Ensemble Quantities: Variability -- 11. Scope of Quantities -- 12. Scope of Research Programs -- 13. Equations -- 14. Coordinating Equations: Derivatives -- 15. Equations and Uncertainty: The General Linear Model -- 16. Power Laws and Scaling Theory -- List 1. References -- List 2. Tables -- List 3. Boxes -- List 4. Subjects Index. |