Wr Heyer

Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity: Standard Methods for Amphibians Wr Heyer

Jacket Description/Back: As the Earth's number of species decreases, biologists have been concerned particularly with general decline in amphibian populations, viewing them as particularly sensitive indicators of the health of the environment. Yet one of the most difficult problems in conservation biology is the lack of baseline data against which to measure population changes. Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity is the first book to provide comprehensive coverage of standard methods for biodiversity sampling of amphibians, with information on analyzing and using data that will interest biologists in general. In this manual, nearly fifty herpetologists recommend ten standard sampling procedures for measuring and monitoring amphibian and many other populations. The contributors discuss each procedure, along with the circumstances for its appropriate use. In addition, they provide a detailed protocol for each procedure's implementation, a list of necessary equipment and personnel, and suggestions for analyzing the data. The data obtained using these standard methods are comparable across sites and through time and, as a result, are extremely useful for making decisions about habitat protection, sustained use, and restoration - decisions that are particularly relevant for threatened amphibian populations. Review Quotes: "Comprehensive."--"Conservation Biology"Biographical Note: W. Ronald Heyer is a research zoologist for the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution. Maureen A. Donnelly is a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History. Roy W. McDiarmid is a research zoologist and curator of amphibians and reptiles for the US Fish and Wildlife Service at the National Museum of Natural History. Lee-Ann C. Hayek is the chief mathematical statistician at the National Museum of Natural History. Mercedes S. Foster is a research zoologist and curator of birds for the US Fish and Wildlife Service at the National Museum of Natural History.

Contributor Bio:  McDiarmid, Roy W, Dr. Roy W. McDiarmid is a research zoologist and Curator of North American Amphibians and Reptiles at the National Museum of Natural History. He is the coauthor of books including Snake Species of the World and coeditor most recently of Reptile Biodiversity. McDiarmid and Ronald Altig are coeditors of Tadpoles: The Biology of Anuran Larvae. Contributor Bio:  Donnelly, Maureen A Maureen A. Donnelly is an associate professor in the Department of Biology at Florida International University. Brian I. Crother is a professor of biological sciences at Southeastern Louisiana University. Craig Guyer is a professor in the Department of Biology at Auburn University. Marvalee H. Wake is a professor emerita of integrative biology at the University of California, Berkeley. Mary E. White is a professor of biological sciences at Southeastern Louisiana University. Contributor Bio:  Wake, David David Wake is a writer, director and technical stage-manager and has an MA in Writing from Birmingham City University. He's been part of SF fandom for many years and published this book to mark being a Guest of Honour at ArmadaCon.