Hierarchical Modeling and Inference in Ecology: The Analysis of Data from Populations, Metapopulations and Communities

by J. Andrew Royle and Robert M. Dorazio

A guide to data collection, modeling and inference strategies for biological survey data using Bayesian and classical statistical methods.

This book describes a general and flexible framework for modeling and inference in ecological systems based on hierarchical models, with a strict focus on the use of probability models and parametric inference. Hierarchical models represent a paradigm shift in the application of statistics to ecological...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0123740975
• ISBN13: 9780123740977
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.4" x 9.3"