This work explains how to undertake field studies to guide conservation work. It is aimed at anyone working in conservation regardless of their professional or scientific background. The methods and procedures of scientific inquiry are explained in a step-by-step manner. The author wants to make the process of doing science accessible and effective. The purpose of this book is not only to offer information, but primarily to catalyze the process of good thinking, so that readers can learn how to think and understand the importance of broad inquiry, no matter what the conservation project.
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Good study guide for real world research,
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This review is from: Designing Field Studies for Biodiversity Conservation (Paperback)
I had to use this book in my Environmental Studies class at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Now that I live in North Carolina and study at the University of Maryland (online), I still do find it helpful when I'm in the field. A little hard to understand if you've never done field work, but once you work in the field, it falls into place. Not really for novices.
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plenty of good information, presented in an easy-to-read and even entertaining manner - good choice for anyone considering conservation research!
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This book is intended for all those who work toward sustainable and sustained conservation of the landscapes that surround them along with the native biota those landscapes support. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
basic field ecology, noncomparative question, single response unit, schoolyard ecology, logging question, basic ecologists, species diversity indices, conservation professionals, formal scientific method, firsthand inquiry, ecological neighborhoods, inquiry cycle, conservation guidelines, benthic index, benthic insects, selective logging, parametric statistical inference, statistical population, categorical levels, bird assemblages, natural forest management, evaluation units, intrinsic variation, design factor, park guards Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Latin America, Costa Rica, South America, Laguna Olvidada, North America, Western Hemisphere, Laguna Encontrada, The Nature Conservancy, Central America, Imbabura Province, Real Science, United States, Different Points of View, North Temperate, San Carlos de Bariloche New!
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basic field ecology, noncomparative question, single response unit, schoolyard ecology, logging question, basic ecologists, species diversity indices, conservation professionals, formal scientific method, firsthand inquiry, ecological neighborhoods, inquiry cycle, conservation guidelines, benthic index, benthic insects, selective logging, parametric statistical inference, statistical population, categorical levels, bird assemblages, natural forest management, evaluation units, intrinsic variation, design factor, park guards Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Latin America, Costa Rica, South America, Laguna Olvidada, North America, Western Hemisphere, Laguna Encontrada, The Nature Conservancy, Central America, Imbabura Province, Real Science, United States, Different Points of View, North Temperate, San Carlos de Bariloche New!
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- Costa Rica (Spanish Edition) by Javier Rodriguez on page 120, and Back Matter
- Conservation Biology by Ian F. Spellerberg in Back Matter
- The Far Side ® by Gary Larson in Front Matter
- The Forest Service (RFF Press) by Professor O. F. Robinson in Back Matter
- How Many? (Photo Board Books) by Moira Butterfield in Back Matter
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- A Primer of Conservation Biology, Third Edition by Richard B. Primack on page 180, and page 235
- Animals are the Issue: Library Resources on Animal Issues by Linda S Katz on page 104
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