Book ID: 90865
Karban, Richard and Mikaela Huntzinger
How to do Ecology. A Concise Handbook. 2006. 10 line drawings. 4 tabs. 128 p. gr8vo. Cloth.
This book providesadvice on how to develop a successful thesis and research program. Itpresents different approaches to posing testable ecological questions.In particular, it covers the uses, strengths, and limitations of manipulative experiments in ecology. It will help young ecologists consider meaningful treatments, controls, replication, independence, andrandomization in experiments, as well as where to do experiments and howto organize a season of work. This book also presents strategies foranalyzing natural patterns, the value of alternative hypotheses, and what to do with negative results.