By
P. Legendre, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, H3C 3J7, Québec, Canada
L. Legendre, Département de Biologie, Université Laval, Québec, G1K 7P4, Canada
Description
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 semiquantitative 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.
Included in series
Developments in Environmental Modelling
Audience:
For practicing ecologists, graduate students and professional researchers.
