Interpreting Ecological Complexity
A Practical Guide to Avoid Becoming a Mistaken Scientist
Seiten
2026
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4398-9371-5 (ISBN)
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4398-9371-5 (ISBN)
This book illustrates how the choice of relevant data collection and data analysis techniques is critical for a sound and objective description of the complexity of space-time patterns and processes in ecology and the aquatic sciences. It reviews the concept of complexity in a general ecological context, before introducing a unifying definition of complexity in marine ecology. The book shows that convincing results can arise from very simple, sound, and well-thought-out approaches. The authors underline the risks related to modern techniques of data assimilation that can lead to data inundation, a loss of focus, and ultimately an erroneous scientific approach.
Introduction: Ecological Complexity and the QDCAC vs. DQA Paradigms: Defining marine ecological complexity. The question-driven collection data analysis paradigm. The data-driven question analysis paradigm. Data Collection: Is There More to the Picture Than Meets the Eye? Assessing micro scale heterogeneity: the issue of chronic undersampling. Global, long-term monitoring programs. Data Analysis: There Is More to the Picture Than Meets the Eye! Misleading space-time analyses, or the QCDAC paradigm revisited. The (mis)behaviour of behavioural analyses. From space-time patterns to generating processes. Benthic indicators. Conclusion: How Much Is Too Much?
Erscheinungsdatum | 24.05.2016 |
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Zusatzinfo | 100 Illustrations, black and white |
Verlagsort | Bosa Roca |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4398-9371-3 / 1439893713 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4398-9371-5 / 9781439893715 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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