Ecological Experiments by Nelson Hairston

Ecological Experiments by Nelson Hairston

Ecological Experiments stresses the importance to ecology of field experiments, where variables are manipulated in order to collect data on specific hypotheses, as opposed to the more passive observational method. The book begins by introducing a series of ecological questions that can be addressed experimentally for example, what is the significance of competition among species? The minimal requirements of experimental design that must be met are then introduced, together with examples of good and poor experiments from the ecological literature and a consideration of the trade-offs that may be forced on the experimenter by field conditions. All ecologists, and especially students beginning their careers in field study, will find in this text a good introduction to the experimental foundation of ecology.

' … when it comes to writing about ecological experimentation Hairston is unbeatableThis is the best ecology book to appear in several years. It is instructional, entertaining and unmatched in the breadth and distinction of its scholarship.' Michael J. Crawley, Nature

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ISBN 13	9780521346924
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Titel	Ecological Experiments
Autor	Nelson Hairston
Serie	Cambridge Studies In Ecology
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	1989-11-24
Seitenanzahl	390
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