{"product_id":"measuring-biological-diversity-anne-e-magurran-9780632056330","title":"Measuring Biological Diversity","description":"This accessible and timely book provides a comprehensive overview of how to measure biodiversity. The book highlights new developments, including innovative approaches to measuring taxonomic distinctness and estimating species richness, and evaluates these alongside traditional methods such as species abundance distributions, and diversity and evenness statistics. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelps the reader quantify and interpret patterns of ecological diversity, focusing on the measurement and estimation of species richness and abundance.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the concept of ecological diversity, bringing new perspectives to a field beset by contradictory views and advice.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussion spans issues such as the meaning of community in the context of ecological diversity, scales of diversity and distribution of diversity among taxa\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights advances in measurement paying particular attention to new techniques such as species richness estimation, application of measures of diversity to conservation and environmental management and addressing sampling issues\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes worked examples of key methods in helping people to understand the techniques and use available computer packages more effectively\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne E. Magurran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0632056339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780632056330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.74w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2004 pg. 508","brand":"Anne E. Magurran","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44302073233663,"sku":"9780632056330","price":121.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8d16b4fd-6d22-47c0-8ca0-645f8380c668.jpg?v=1695159363","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/measuring-biological-diversity-anne-e-magurran-9780632056330","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}