Quantitative Analyses in Wildlife Science: (Wildlife Management and Conservation)

Table of Contents:
List of Contributors Foreword, by R. J. Gutiérrez Preface Acknowledgments 1 Introduction Leonard A. Brennan, Andrew N. Tri, and Bruce G. Marcot PART I GENERAL STATISTICAL METHODS 2 Regression: Linear and Nonlinear, Parametricband Nonparametric David B. Wester 3 Multivariate Models and Analyses Erica F. Stuber, Christopher C. Chizinski, Jeffrey J. Lusk, and Joseph J. Fontaine 4 Comparing Ecological Models Mevin B. Hooten and Evan G. Cooch PART II ESTIMATION OF ABUNDANCE AND DEMOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS 5 Estimation of Population Parameters Using Marked Animals Gary C. White 6 Distance Sampling Stephen T. Buckland, David L. Miller, and Eric Rexstad 7 Occupancy Modeling Applications Chris Sutherland and Daniel W. Linden PART III DYNAMIC MODELING OF PROCESSES 8 Analysis of Population Monitoring Data Jamie S. Sanderlin, Michael L. Morrison, and William M. Block 9 Systems Analysis and Simulation Stephen J. Demaso and Joseph P. Sands 10 Applications of Individual-Based Models Julie A. Heinrichs and Bruce G. Marcot 11 Detecting and Analyzing Density Dependence Zachary S. Ladin and Christopher K. Williams PART IV ANALYSIS OF SPATIALLY BASED DATA ON ANIMALS AND RESOURCES 12 Resource Selection Analysis Julianna M. A. Jenkins, Damon B. Lesmeister, and Raymond J. Davis 13 Spatial Statistics in Wildlife Research Andrew N. Tri PART V NUMERICAL METHODS 14 Bayesian Analysis of Molecular Genetics Data Damon L. Williford and Randy W. Deyoung 15 Machine Learning, Random Forests, and Boosted Regression Trees Jane Elith 16 Causal Modeling and the Role of Expert Knowledge Bruce G. Marcot 17 Summary and Synthesis: Looking to the Future Andrew N. Tri, Bruce G. Marcot, and Leonard A. Brennan Index

About the Author :
Leonard A. Brennan, a Wildlife Society Fellow, is the C. C. "Charlie" Winn Endowed Chair for Quail Research Professor at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Kingsville. Andrew N. Tri is a research wildlife biologist with the Forest Wildlife and Populations Research Group at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and an adjunct faculty member at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Kingsville. Bruce G. Marcot is a research wildlife biologist with the Pacific Northwest Research Station and the coauthor of Wildlife Habitat Relationships: Concepts and Applications.

Review :
This is primarily a book for students and working wildlife management professionals; however that is not to say that it is, or should be, outside the realm of consideration by those with a sincere interest in how wildlife researchers collect and interpret data. As so many aspects of contemporary wildlife conservation revolve around what the number are, how they were collected, and how they are interpreted, most anyone with a serious interest in wildlife conservation would do well to at least understand how the metaphorical sausage is made – even if they're not making it themselves. To that end, this is most certainly the book from which to best acquire such an understanding. —Johannes E. Riutta, The Well-Read Naturalist