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The spatial and temporal dimensions of ecological phenomena have always been inherent in the conceptual framework of ecology, but only recently have they been incorporated explicitly into ecological theory, sampling design, experimental design and models. Statistical techniques for spatial analysis of ecological data are burgeoning and many ecologists are unfamiliar with what is available and how the techniques should be used correctly. This book gives an overview of the wide range of spatial statistics available to analyse ecological data, and provides advice and guidance for graduate students and practising researchers who are either about to embark on spatial analysis in ecological studies or who have started but are unsure how to proceed. Only a basic understanding of statistics is assumed and many schematic illustrations are given to complement or replace mathematical technicalities, making the book accessible to ecologists wishing to enter this important and fast-growing field for the first time.

Ecology --- Spatial analysis (Statistics) --- Analysis, Spatial (Statistics) --- Correlation (Statistics) --- Spatial systems --- Statistical methods. --- Spatial analysis (Statistics). --- Geografie --- Landschapskunde --- Ecologie. --- Ecologie --- Analyse spatiale (Statistique) --- Statistical methods --- Méthodes statistiques

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Network thinking and network analysis are rapidly expanding features of ecological research. Network analysis of ecological systems include representations and modelling of the interactions in an ecosystem, in which species or factors are joined by pairwise connections. This book provides an overview of ecological network analysis including generating processes, the relationship between structure and dynamic function, and statistics and models for these networks. Starting with a general introduction to the composition of networks and their characteristics, it includes details on such topics as measures of network complexity, applications of spectral graph theory, how best to include indirect species interactions, and multilayer, multiplex and multilevel networks. Graduate students and researchers who want to develop and understand ecological networks in their research will find this volume inspiring and helpful. Detailed guidance to those already working in network ecology but looking for advice is also included.

Ecology --- Quantitative research. --- System analysis. --- Statistical methods.

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Loin d’être un simple support des rapports sociaux, l’espace en constitue une dimension transversale majeure, à travers sa structuration matérielle et symbolique et les actions et interactions qui s’y rapportent et le reconfigurent constamment. À ce titre, il concerne l’ensemble des disciplines des sciences humaines et sociales, qu’elles l’aient de longue date constitué en objet scientifique privilégié, comme la géographie, ou qu’elles s’y intéressent aujourd’hui de façon plus soutenue que par le passé, comme la sociologie. Fruit d’un colloque qui s’est tenu en 2014, cet ouvrage vise à mettre en partage la thématique de l’espace entre ces disciplines, en confrontant, à la faveur d’objets d’étude, de catégories d’espaces et de terrains d’enquête variés, leurs questionnements épistémologiques, leurs cadres théoriques et conceptuels, leurs grilles d’analyse et d’interprétation, leurs démarches méthodologiques. Il espère constituer une étape dans le renforcement de ce dialogue interdisciplinaire, qui paraît indispensable pour appréhender cette dimension dans toute sa complexité.

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary --- Sociology --- espace --- espace public --- géographie sociale