Analysis and interpretation of freshwater fisheries data. (CD-ROM included).9781888569773Analysis and interpretation of freshwater fisheries data. (CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). included) Ed. by Christopher S. Guy and Michael L. Brown. American Fisheries Society 2007 961 pages $98.00 Hardcover SH327 Guy (USGS USGS United States Geological Survey (US Department of the Interior) , Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Montana State U.) and Brown (Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries, South Dakota South Dakota (dəkō`tə), state in the N central United States. It is bordered by North Dakota (N), Minnesota and Iowa (E), Nebraska (S), and Wyoming and Montana (W). State U.) have edited the 18 chapters of this text and also wrote the first chapter, on science and statistics in fisheries research. The text--which will be useful to professionals as well as a textbook--demonstrates a variety of the analytical techniques possible in handling statistics in fisheries research. Individual chapter topics include fisheries management study design considerations, sampling and experimental design, recruitment, age and growth, mortality, and size structure. Bioenergetics bioenergetics, n 1. system in which natural healing is enhanced by creating harmony between the patient's body and the natural environment. 2. , habitat, predators, and watershed levels are also topics. The contributors are fishery professionals and researchers in the US and Canada. The CD-ROM contains data and box examples corresponding to each chapter, using SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. software. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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