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100			_aFeinsinger, P.
245			_aDesigning field studies for biodiversity conservation /
260			_aLondon : _bIsland Press, _c2001.
300			_a xxii, 614 p. : _bill. ;
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aContents List of Figures) Tables) and Boxes XI Preface xv Acknowledgments x1x CHAPTER 1 . Introduction: What's Science Got to Do with It? 1 CHAPTER 2. The Inquiry Process 9 CHAPTER 3. So, What's the Question? 21 CHAPTER 4. Design: Matching Data Collection to the Scope of the Question 29 CHAPTER 5. Small Samples and Big Questions: The Role of Statistical Inference 57 CHAPTER 6. Points of View: Taking Natural History into Account 87 lX x CONTENTS CHAPTER 7. Contents and Context: Taking the Whole Landscape into Account 105 CHAPTER B. Indicators versus Targets: Shortcuts to the Landscape's "Health"? 113 CHAPTER g. Species Diversity: Easy to Quantify, but What Does It Mean? 131 CHAPTER 1 o. Extending the Reach of Inquiry 145 APPENDIX A. Calculating Confidence Limits for the Population Mean 157 APPENDIX B. Deciding on Sample Size 161 APPENDIX c. Resources Especially for Latin American Readers 167 APPENDIX o. Design and Statistics without the Jargon: A Play in Two Acts 173 Literature Cited 181 Notes 195 Index 207 About the Author 213
650			_al. Biological diversity conservation. I. Title.
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