Distance Sampling: Methods and Applications
Authors: Buckland, S.T., Rexstad, E.A., Marques, T.A., Oedekoven, C.S.
- Serves as guide for practitioners to answer the applied ecology question: what is the abundance of a given animal population
- Includes theory for designed experiments in distance sampling
- Has examples using R in addition to the Distance software
- Couples case studies with accessible datasets and software to allow readers to apply methods in a variety of contexts
Buy this book
- About this book
-
In this book, the authors cover the basic methods and advances within distance sampling that are most valuable to practitioners and in ecology more broadly. This is the fourth book dedicated to distance sampling. In the decade since the last book published, there have been a number of new developments. The intervening years have also shown which advances are of most use. This self-contained book covers topics from the previous publications, while also including recent developments in method, software and application.
Distance sampling refers to a suite of methods, including line and point transect sampling, in which animal density or abundance is estimated from a sample of distances to detected individuals. The book illustrates these methods through case studies; data sets and computer code are supplied to readers through the book’s accompanying website. Some of the case studies use the software Distance, while others use R code. The book is in three parts. The first part addresses basic methods, the design of surveys, distance sampling experiments, field methods and data issues. The second part develops a range of modelling approaches for distance sampling data. The third part describes variations in the basic method; discusses special issues that arise when sampling different taxa (songbirds, seabirds, cetaceans, primates, ungulates, butterflies, and plants); considers advances to deal with failures of the key assumptions; and provides a check-list for those conducting surveys.
- Reviews
-
“This new volume by Dr. Buckland and his colleagues at the University of St. Andrews serves as both an introduction to distance sampling for people new to the field as well as a summary of recent developments. … I recommend the book as an excellent entry into this fascinating area of estimation and research. The R code alone is worth the purchase price.” (Mark Miller, BTO British Trust for Ornithology, bto.org, January, 2016)
Buy this book
Services for this Book
Recommended for you
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
-
- Book Title
- Distance Sampling: Methods and Applications
- Authors
-
- Stephen T. Buckland
- E.A. Rexstad
- Tiago A. Marques
- C. S. Oedekoven
- Series Title
- Methods in Statistical Ecology
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-19219-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-19219-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-19218-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-37196-2
- Series ISSN
- 2199-319X
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XV, 277
- Number of Illustrations and Tables
- 80 b/w illustrations
- Topics
