Amphibian ecology and conservation : a handbook of techniques /

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Imprint:Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Description:1 online resource (xxvii, 556 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Language:English
Series:Oxford biology
Techniques in ecology and conservation series
Oxford biology.
Techniques in ecology and conservation series.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11304418
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Other authors / contributors:Dodd, C. Kenneth.
ISBN:9780191574184
019157418X
9780199541188
0199541183
9780199541195
0199541191
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:"This practical manual of amphibian ecology and conservation brings together a distinguished, international group of amphibian researchers to provide a state-of-the-art review of the many new and exciting techniques used to study amphibians and to track their conservation status and population trends. The integration of ecology and conservation is a natural outcome of the types of questions posed by these disciplines: how amphibians can and should be sampled, marked, and followed through time; how abundance and population trends are measured; what are the robust statistical methods that can be used in ecology and conservation; what roles do amphibians play in community structure and function; how do animals function in their environment; and what affects the long-term persistence of species assemblages?
Although emphasizing field ecology, sections on physiological ecology, genetics, landscape ecology, and disease analysis are also included. The book describes the latest statistical approaches in amphibian field ecology and conservation, as well as the use of models in interpreting field research. Much of this information is scattered in the scientific literature or not readily available, and the intention is to provide an affordable, comprehensive synthesis for use by graduate students, researchers, and practising conservationists worldwide."--Pub. desc.
Other form:Print version: Amphibian ecology and conservation 9780199541188