SOUTHWOODS ECOLOGICAL METHODS

Ecological Methods by the late T R E Southwood and revised over the years by P A Henderson has developed into a classic reference work for the field biologist It provides a handbook of ecological methods and analytical techniques pertinent to the study of animals with an emphasis on non microscopic animals in both terrestrial and aquatic environments It remains unique in the breadth of the methods presented and in the depth of the literature cited stretching right back to the earliest days of ecological research The universal availability of R as an open source package has radically changed the way ecologists analyse their data In response Southwood s classic text has been thoroughly revised to be more relevant and useful to a new generation of ecologists making the vast resource of R packages more readily available to the wider ecological community By focusing on the use of R for data analysis supported by worked examples the book is now more accessible than previous editions to students requiring support and ideas for their projects Southwood s Ecological Methods provides a crucial resource for both graduate students and research scientists in applied ecology wildlife ecology fisheries agriculture conservation biology and habitat ecology It wi