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Description: |
xv, 432 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-420) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Distance sampling methods -- Quadrat sampling -- Strip transect sampling -- Line transect sampling -- Point counts -- Point transect sampling -- Trapping webs -- Cue counting -- Dung counts -- Related techniques -- The detection function -- Range of applications -- Objects of interest -- Method of transect coverage -- Clustered populations -- Types of data -- Ungrouped data -- Grouped data -- Data truncation -- Units of measurement -- Ancillary data -- Known constants and parameters -- Known constants -- Parameters -- Assumptions -- Fundamental concept -- Detection of objects -- Cue production -- Observer effectiveness -- Environment -- History of methods -- Line transects -- Point transects -- Program Distance -- Assumptions and modelling philosophy -- Assumption 1: objects on the line or point are detected with certainty -- Assumption 2: objects are detected at their initial location -- Assumption 3: measurements are exact -- Other assumptions -- Fundamental models -- Line transects -- Point transects -- Philosophy and strategy -- Model robustness -- Shape criterion -- Efficiency -- Model fit -- Test power -- Robust models -- Some analysis guidelines -- Exploratory phase -- Model selection -- Final analysis and inference -- Statistical theory -- General formula -- Standard distance sampling -- Line transect sampling -- Point transect sampling -- Distance sampling with multipliers -- The key function formulation for distance data -- Maximum likelihood methods -- Ungrouped data -- Grouped data. |
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Elect. Loc./Access: |
MyiLibrary http://www.myilibrary.com?id=82952 |