Wildlife Study Design is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of study design. It including a survey of major types of studies and variables, impact assessment, sampling techniques, inventorying and monitoring, and analysis of data. The book includes a practical, step-by-step guide to setting up a new study. Minimal mathematical notation and examples drawn from field research make applied animal ecology both accessible and relevant. Resource managers, researchers, and students of wildlife and conservation biology will find this book a fundamental resource for implementing and evaluating appropriate studies.

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Concepts Experimental Designs Sampling Strategies: Fundamentals Sampling Strategies: Applications Impact Assessment Inventory and Monitoring Studies A Practical Guide to Study Design Education in Design and Statistics for Students and Professionals Synthesis: Advances in Wildlife Research Design