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Ecological research and the way that ecologists use statistics continues to change rapidly. This second edition of the best-selling Design and Analysis of Ecological Experiments leads these trends with an update of this now-standard reference book, with a discussion of the latest developments in experimental ecology and statistical practice.The goal of this volume is to encourage the correct use of some of the more well known statistical techniques and to make some of the less well known but potentially very useful techniques available. Chapters from the first edition have been substantially revised and new chapters have been added. Readers are introduced to statistical techniques that may be unfamiliar to many ecologists, including power analysis, logistic regression, randomization tests and empirical Bayesian analysis. In addition, a strong foundation is laid in more established statistical techniques in ecology including exploratory data analysis, spatial statistics, path analysis and meta-analysis. Each technique is presented in the context of resolving an ecological issue. Anyone from graduate students to established research ecologists will find a great deal of new practical and useful information in this current edition.
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Design and Analysis of Ecological Experiments
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Design and Analysis of Ecological Experiments
SECOND EDITION
Edited by Samuel M. Scheiner and Jessica Gurevitch
OXFORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS
2001
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Copyright © 2001 by Oxford University Press, Inc. Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Design and analysis of ecological experiments / edited by Samuel M. Scheiner and Jessica Gurevitch.—2nd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-19-513187-8; 0-19-513188-6 (pbk.) 1. Ecology—Statistical methods. 2. Experimental design. I. Scheiner, Samuel M.. 1956- II. Gurevitch, Jessica. QH541.15.S72 D47 2000 577'.07'27-dc21 00-035647
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America on recycled acid-free paper
For Edith, Judy, and Kayla and the memory of my father, Sayre S.M.S. Dedicated with much appreciation to my father, Louis Gurevitch, and in loving memory of my mother, Esther Gurevitch
J.G. We note with deep sadness the passing of one of our contributors, Tom Frost.
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Preface to the Second Edition
This second edition of our book on advanced statistical techniques for ecologists comes out seven years after the first. We are very pleased with the reception of the first edition, which has been widely read and used in many graduate seminars on statistics in ecological research. The enthusiasm expressed for the book was part of the motivation for this new edition, which updates and expands on the original. We like to think that this book has played a role in introducing many previously unfamiliar approaches to ecologists and in setting higher standards for the use and reporting of more conventional analyses. This new edition is designed to help cont