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Book Sampling and Analysis of Insect Populations

Download or read book Sampling and Analysis of Insect Populations written by Eizi Juno and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Estimation and Analysis of Insect Populations

Download or read book Estimation and Analysis of Insect Populations written by Lyman L. McDonald and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers in this volume were presented at a symposium/workshop on "The Estimation and Analysis of Insect Populations" that was held at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, in January, 1988. The meeting was organized with financial support from the United States - New Zealand Cooperative Science Program and the University of Wyoming. The purpose was to bring together approximately equal numbers of quantitative biologists and biometricians in order to (1) provide a synthesis and evaluation of currently available methods for modeling and estimating parameters of insect population, and to (2) stimulate research into new methods where this is appropriate. The symposium/workshop attracted 46 participants. There were 35 papers presented in four subject areas: analysis of stage-frequency data, modeling of population dynamiCS, analysis of spatial data, and general sampling and estimation methods. New results were presented in all these areas. All except one of the papers is included in the present volume.

Book Ecological Methods

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  • Author : T.R. Southwood
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2013-06-29
  • ISBN : 9401572917
  • Pages : 548 pages

Download or read book Ecological Methods written by T.R. Southwood and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The virtual impossibility of extracting the many different species from a habitat with equal efficiency by a single method (e.g. Nef, 1960). 1.1 Population estimates Population estimates can be classified into a number of different types; the most convenient classification is that adopted by Morris (1955), although he used the terms somewhat differently in a later paper (1960). 1.1.1 Absolute and related estimates The animal numbers may be expressed as a density per unit area of the ground of the habitat. Such estimates are given by nearest neighbour and related techniques (Chapter 2), marking and recapture (Chapter 3), by sampling a known fraction of the habitat (Chapter 4-6) and by removal sampling and random walk techniques (Chapter 7). Absolute population The number of animals per unit area (e.g. hectare, acre). It is almost impossible to construct a budget or to study mortality factors without the conversion of population estimates to absolute figures, for not only do insects often move from the plant to the soil at different developmental stages, but the amount of plant material is itself always changing. The importance of obtaining absolute estimates cannot be overemphasized.

Book Ecological Methods

Download or read book Ecological Methods written by Sir Richard Southwood and published by Springer. This book was released on 1978-12-14 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to the study of animal populations; The sampling programme and the measurement and description of dispersion; Absolute population estimates using marking techniques; Absolute population estimates by sampling a unit of habitat - air, plants, plant products and vertebrate hosts; Absolute population estimates by sampling a unit of habitat - soil and litter; Absolute population estimates by sampling a unit of habitat - fresh-water habitats; Relative methods of populations measurement and te derivation of absolute estimates; Estimates based on products and effects of insects; Observational and experimental methods for the estimation of natality, mortality and dispersal; The construction, description and analysis of age-specific life-tables; Age-grouping of insects, time-specific life-tables and predictive population models; Systems analysis and modelling in ecology; Diversity, species packing and habitat description; The estimation of productivity and the construction of energy budgets.

Book Sampling of Insect Populations A Statistical Study

Download or read book Sampling of Insect Populations A Statistical Study written by J. Ashok Kumar and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Stage Structured Populations

Download or read book Stage Structured Populations written by Bryan F.J. Manly and published by Springer. This book was released on 1990 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a review of methods for obtaining and analysing data from stage-structured biological populations. The topics covered are sam pling designs (Chapter 2), the estimation of parameters by maximum likelihood (Chapter 3), the analysis of sample counts of the numbers cif individuals in different stages at different times (Chapters 4 and 5), the analysis of data using Leslie matrix types of model (Chapter 6) and key factor analysis (Chapter 7). There is also some discussion of the approaches to modelling and estimation that have been used in five studies of particular populations (Chapter 8). There is a large literature on the modelling of biological populations, and a multitude of different approaches have been used in this area. The various approaches can be classified in different ways (Southwood, 1978, ch. 12), but for the purposes of this book it is convenient to think of the three categories mathematical, statistical and predictive modelling. Mathematical modelling is concerned largely with developing models that capture the most important qualitative features of population dynamics. In this case, the models that are developed do not have to be compared with data from natural populations. As representations of idealized systems, they can be quite informative in showing the effects of changing parameters, indicating what factors are most important in promoting stability, and so on.

Book Entomological Technique Circulars

Download or read book Entomological Technique Circulars written by and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sampling and Analysis of Tropical Insect Populations for Pest Management   a Case Study on the Brown Planthopper in Indonesia

Download or read book Sampling and Analysis of Tropical Insect Populations for Pest Management a Case Study on the Brown Planthopper in Indonesia written by Eizi Kuno and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Elementary Sampling Principles in Entomology

Download or read book Elementary Sampling Principles in Entomology written by Francis Marion Wadley and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sampling Methods in Soybean Entomology

Download or read book Sampling Methods in Soybean Entomology written by M. Kogan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insects as a group occupy a middle ground in the biosphere between bacteria and viruses at one extreme, amphibians and mammals at the other. The size and gen eral nature of insects present special problems to the student of entomology. For example, many commercially available instruments are geared to measure in grams, while the forces commonly encountered in studying insects are in the mil ligram range. Therefore, techniques developed in the study of insects or in those fields concerned with the control of insect pests are often unique. Methods for measuring things are common to all sciences. Advances sometimes depend more on how something was done than on what was measured; indeed a given field often progresses from one technique to another as new methods are discovered, developed, and modified. Just as often, some of these techniques fmd their way into the classroom when the problems involved have been suffici ently ironed out to permit students to master the manipulations in a few labo ratory periods. Many specialized techniques are confined to one specific research laboratory. Although methods may be considered commonplace where they are used, in another context even the simplest procedures may save considerable time. It is the purpose of this series (1) to report new developments in methodology, (2) to reveal sources of groups who have dealt with and solved particular entomological problems, and (3) to describe experiments which might be applicable for use in biology laboratory courses.

Book Insect Sampling in Forest Ecosystems

Download or read book Insect Sampling in Forest Ecosystems written by Simon R. Leather and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insect Sampling in Forest Ecosystems highlights the problems faced by entomologists working in forest ecosystems. Insects play a major part in all aspects of ecology Brings together the methodology needed to investigate insects through the various strata of the forest canopy Covers techniques associated with various specialised groups of forest insects Each chapter is backed up by a sound approach to experimental design and data analysis Essential reading for advanced students and researchers as well as teachers

Book Estimation of Insect Populations by Removal Sampling

Download or read book Estimation of Insect Populations by Removal Sampling written by Kenneth P. Pruess and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Estimation and Analysis of Insect Populations

Download or read book Estimation and Analysis of Insect Populations written by Lyman L McDonald and published by . This book was released on 1989-07-24 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sampling Insect Populations

Download or read book Sampling Insect Populations written by R.F. Morris and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Ecology of Insect Populations in Theory and Practice

Download or read book Ecology of Insect Populations in Theory and Practice written by L. R. Clark and published by Springer. This book was released on 1974-10-31 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Population and environment; Numerical change in insect populations; Current theories to explain insect numbers; The study of natural populations; The further development of research on insect populations.

Book Measuring Arthropod Biodiversity

Download or read book Measuring Arthropod Biodiversity written by Jean Carlos Santos and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-11 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together a wide range of sampling methods for investigating different arthropod groups. Each chapter is organized to describe and evaluate the main sampling methods (field methods, materials and supplies, sampling protocols, effort needed, and limitations); in addition, some chapters describe the specimen preparation and conservation, species identification, data collection and management (treatment, statistical analysis, interpretation), and ecological/conservation implications of arthropod communities. The book aims to be a reference for zoologists, entomologists, arachnologists, ecologists, students, researchers, and for those interested in arthropod science and biodiversity. We hope the book will contribute to advance knowledge on field assessments and conservation strategies. Arthropods represent the most speciose group of organisms on Earth, with a remarkable number of species and interactions still to be described. These invertebrates are recognized for playing key ecological roles in terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems. Because of the increasing and relentless threats arthropods are facing lately due to a multitude of human induced drivers, this book represents an important contribution to assess their biodiversity and role in ecosystem functioning and generation of ecosystem services worldwide.