Introduction. Standard Sampling Methods and Analyses. Adaptive Sampling Methods. Line Transect Sampling. Removal and Change-in-Ratio Methods. Plotless Sampling. Introduction to Mark-Recapture Sampling and Closed-Population Models. Open-Population Mark-Recapture Models. Occupancy Models. Sampling Designs for Environmental Monitoring. Models for Trend Analysis. References.
Bryan F.J. Manly is a consultant for Western EcoSystems Technology. He was previously a professor of statistics at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. His interests focus on aspects of statistics applied to biological problems, particularly in analyses related to organisms in seas and rivers.
Jorge A. Navarro Alberto is a professor at the Autonomous University of Yucatan, Mexico, where he teaches statistics and sampling design courses to undergraduate biology students and graduate marine biology and natural resource management students. His current research involves the development of statistical methods in community ecology, biodiversity conservation, and biogeography.
"Manly and Navarro Alberto present a variety of both classical and
modern statistical sampling techniques that are used in
environmental/ecological applications. This practical and
accessible monograph was a pleasure to read. Each chapter includes
contributions from notable researchers, with topics ranging from
adaptive sampling to line transect sampling methods,
removal/change-in-ratio methods to plotless sampling,
capture–recapture methods to environmental and trend analysis, as
well as many others. A great beauty of this book is its wealth of
worked examples based on real problems involving ecological data;
the examples are well presented, clear and really easy to follow. I
strongly recommend having R open in front of you when working
through examples so that you can go through the analysis yourself.
The book is presented in a very pragmatic fashion whereby most
chapters begin by discussing key assumptions (i.e. those made prior
to sampling/constructing the design) and close with an explanation
of how to interpret the final results…There is also a helpful
companion website to give readers additional details on data sets
and software. The target audience is clearly intended to be
ecologists, but overall I found that most chapters were quite
general…Like many of Bryan Manly’s books, this is a very polished
and expertly organised monograph. I highly recommend this book to
anyone interested in sampling methods in ecology. I’m sure many
readers will enjoy this monograph as much as I did!"
—Jakub Stoklosa, The University of New South Wales, Australia,
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Statistics, October 2016"From
estimating sperm whale abundance using line transect sampling to
monitoring the trend of mercury concentrations in a lake using
mixed models, Introduction to Ecological Sampling provides the
reader with a swath of interesting examples as it presents
techniques for ecological sampling…Through useful, clear diagrams,
and examples using real data, the authors explain several rather
complex sampling designs with great clarity…I think the greatest
strength of this book is the extensive referencing in each chapter.
It is clear that in each chapter the authors know the present state
of the field and therefore provide the necessary references to
delve deeper into a particular method…The draft version of the book
served as the class notes for an online course taught by one of the
editors (Bryan Manly). For the seasoned ecological sampler, the
current version of the text may suffice as a textbook for a class
on ecological sampling…More than its use in the classroom, I see
this book as a great introduction to ecological sampling for the
independent learner, whether they are a survey statistician who
wants to learn about techniques for ecological examples or an
ecologist who wants to learn more about adaptive sampling because
they read the phrase in an article. Introduction to Ecological
Sampling is impressively both thorough and concise in its coverage
of estimating population abundance and other ecological quantities.
For those interested in these topics, I recommend, at the very
least, that you put it on your bookshelf and crack it open when you
are confronted with a difficult ecological sampling problem."
—Kelly McConville, Swarthmore College, in The American
Statistician, March 2016
"Manly and Navarro Alberto present a variety of both classical and
modern statistical sampling techniques that are used in
environmental/ecological applications. This practical and
accessible monograph was a pleasure to read. Each chapter includes
contributions from notable researchers, with topics ranging from
adaptive sampling to line transect sampling methods,
removal/change-in-ratio methods to plotless sampling,
capture–recapture methods to environmental and trend analysis, as
well as many others. A great beauty of this book is its wealth of
worked examples based on real problems involving ecological data;
the examples are well presented, clear and really easy to follow. I
strongly recommend having R open in front of you when working
through examples so that you can go through the analysis yourself.
The book is presented in a very pragmatic fashion whereby most
chapters begin by discussing key assumptions (i.e. those made prior
to sampling/constructing the design) and close with an explanation
of how to interpret the final results…There is also a helpful
companion website to give readers additional details on data sets
and software. The target audience is clearly intended to be
ecologists, but overall I found that most chapters were quite
general…Like many of Bryan Manly’s books, this is a very polished
and expertly organised monograph. I highly recommend this book to
anyone interested in sampling methods in ecology. I’m sure many
readers will enjoy this monograph as much as I did!"
—Jakub Stoklosa, The University of New South Wales, Australia, in
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Statistics, October 2016"From
estimating sperm whale abundance using line transect sampling to
monitoring the trend of mercury concentrations in a lake using
mixed models, Introduction to Ecological Sampling provides the
reader with a swath of interesting examples as it presents
techniques for ecological sampling…Through useful, clear diagrams,
and examples using real data, the authors explain several rather
complex sampling designs with great clarity…I think the greatest
strength of this book is the extensive referencing in each chapter.
It is clear that in each chapter the authors know the present state
of the field and therefore provide the necessary references to
delve deeper into a particular method…The draft version of the book
served as the class notes for an online course taught by one of the
editors (Bryan Manly). For the seasoned ecological sampler, the
current version of the text may suffice as a textbook for a class
on ecological sampling…More than its use in the classroom, I see
this book as a great introduction to ecological sampling for the
independent learner, whether they are a survey statistician who
wants to learn about techniques for ecological examples or an
ecologist who wants to learn more about adaptive sampling because
they read the phrase in an article. Introduction to Ecological
Sampling is impressively both thorough and concise in its coverage
of estimating population abundance and other ecological quantities.
For those interested in these topics, I recommend, at the very
least, that you put it on your bookshelf and crack it open when you
are confronted with a difficult ecological sampling problem."
—Kelly McConville, Swarthmore College, in The American
Statistician, March 2016
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