Author: Youhua Chen

Biodiversity and Biogeographic Patterns in Asia-Pacific Region I: Statistical Methods and Case Studies

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ISBN: 978-1-68108-016-1 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-68108-015-4 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2015
DOI: 10.2174/97816810801541150101

Introduction

This brief book is dedicated to the quantitative analyses and systematic discussion of spatial biodiversity and biogeographic patterns in the Asia‐pacific region comprised of China, India and adjacent countries. The book is split into two sections. The first section presents readers with detailed statistical methods to conduct spatial macro‐biodiversity and biogeography analyses. Step-by-step instructions on how to perform these statistical methods by using the statistical program R are also provided. In the second part, different quantitative case studies are presented covering several topics, including phylogenetics, spatial statistics, multivariate statistics and ecological genomics. Each case study concludes with a detailed interpretation of the quantitative results and how these results are relevant to local and regional ecological processes. This reference is suitable for academics interested in biostatistics biodiversity and ecological studies specific to the Asia Pacific region and China.
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Contributors

Author(s):
Youhua Chen
Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta
University of Alberta
Edmonton
T6G 2H1
Canada




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