1st Edition
Sampling Strategies for Natural Resources and the Environment
494 Pages
85 B/W Illustrations
by
Chapman & Hall
494 Pages
85 B/W Illustrations
by
Chapman & Hall
496 Pages
by
Chapman & Hall
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Written by renowned experts in the field, Sampling Strategies for Natural Resources and the Environment covers the sampling techniques used in ecology, forestry, environmental science, and natural resources. The book presents methods to estimate aggregate characteristics on a per unit area basis as well as on an elemental basis. In addition to common sampling designs such as simple random sampling... Read more
Introduction. Sampling Distribution of an Estimator. Sampling Designs for Discrete Populations. Sampling Designs for Continuous Populations. Stratified Sampling Designs. Using Auxiliary Information to Improve Estimation. Sampling with Fixed Area Plots. Bitterlich Sampling. Line Intersect Sampling. A Monte Carlo Integration Approach to Areal Sampling. Miscellaneous Methods. Two-Stage Sampling. Randomized Branch Sampling. Sampling with Partial Replacement. Bibliography. Index.
Biography
Timothy G. Gregoire, Harry T. Valentine
