Numerical Ecology

Pierre Legendre and Louis Legendre (Eds.)9780444892508, 0444892508

The book describes and discusses the numerical methods which are successfully being used for analysing ecological data, using a clear and comprehensive approach. These methods are derived from the fields of mathematical physics, parametric and nonparametric statistics, information theory, numerical taxonomy, archaeology, psychometry, sociometry, econometry and others. Compared to the first edition of Numerical Ecology, this second edition includes three new chapters, dealing with the,analysis of serniquantitative data, canonical analysis and spatial analysis. New sections have been added to almost all other chapters. There are sections listing available computer programs and packages at the end of several chapters. As in the previous English and French editions, there are numerous examples from the ecological literature, and the choice of methods is facilitated by several synoptic tables.

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Table of contents :
Content:
Developments in Environmental Modelling
Page ii

Front Matter
Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

Preface
Pages xi-xv
PIERRE LEGENDRE, LOUIS LEGENDRE

Chapter 1 – Complex ecological data sets
Pages 1-50

Chapter 2 – Matrix algebra: a summary
Pages 51-95

Chapter 3 – Dimensional analysis in ecology
Pages 97-129

Chapter 4 – Multidimensional quantitative data
Pages 131-184

Chapter 5 – Multidimensional semiquantitative data
Pages 185-205

Chapter 6 – Multidimensional qualitative data
Pages 207-245

Chapter 7 – Ecological resemblance
Pages 247-302

Chapter 8 – Cluster analysis
Pages 303-385

Chapter 9 – Ordination in reduced space
Pages 387-480

Chapter 10 – Interpretation of ecological structures
Pages 481-574

Chapter 11 – Canonical analysis
Pages 575-635

Chapter 12 – Ecological data series
Pages 637-705

Chapter 13 – Spatial analysis
Pages 707-785

Bibliography
Pages 787-832

Tables
Pages 833-837

Subject index
Pages 839-853