Big Data in Ecology

by Guy Woodward (Editor)

Overview

The theme of this volume is big data in ecology.

• Updates and informs the reader on the latest research findings
• Written by leading experts in the field
• Highlights areas for future investigation

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780081004791
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	12/01/2014
Series:	ISSN , #51
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	140
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Guy Woodward is Professor of Ecology in the Department of Life Sciences at Imperial College London and Series Editor for Advances in Ecological Research. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, including recent papers in Nature, Science and Nature Climate Change, with a strong emphasis on understanding and predicting how aquatic ecosystems and food webs respond to a wide range of biotic and abiotic stressors, including climate change, chemical pollution, habitat degradation and invasive species. Much of this work covers multiple scales in space and time and also a range of organisational levels - from genes to ecosystems. His research group and ongoing collaborations span the natural and social sciences, reflecting the need for multidisciplinary approaches for addressing the environmental challenges of the 21st Century.
Dr Alex Dumbrell works at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, UK.

Table of Contents

1. Faster, Higher and Stronger? The Pros and Cons of Molecular Faunal Data for Assessing Ecosystem Condition

Katherine Ann Dafforn, Donald J. Baird, Anthony A. Chariton, Melanie Y. Sun, Mark Brown, Stuart L. Simpson, Brendan P. Kelaher and Emma L. Johnston

2. Big Data and Ecosystem Research Programmes

David Raffaelli, James M. Bullock, Steve Cinderby, Isabelle Durance, Bridget Emmett, Jim Harris, Kevin Hicks, Tom H. Oliver, Dave Paterson and Piran C. L. White

3. DNA Metabarcoding Meets Experimental Ecotoxicology: Advancing Knowledge on the Ecological Effects of Copper in Freshwater Ecosystems Stephanie Gardham, Grant C. Hose, Sarah Stephenson and Anthony A. Chariton

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From the Publisher

This volume includes topical and important reviews on the subject of big data in ecology