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Big Data in Ecology
1st Edition - December 1, 2014
Editors: Guy Woodward, Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Alex Dumbrell, Donald Baird
Hardback ISBN:9780080999708
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eBook ISBN:9780081004791
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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
Ecologists, environmentalists
Preface
Chapter One: Faster, Higher and Stronger? The Pros and Cons of Molecular Faunal Data for Assessing Ecosystem Condition
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Methods
3 Results
4 Discussion
Acknowledgements
Appendix A Metal Contaminant Concentrations (mg/kg dry wt) in Benthic Sediments
Appendix B Priority PAH Contaminant Concentrations (μg/kg dry wt) in Benthic Sediments
Appendix C Sediment Quality (Silt Content (% < 63 μm)) and Enrichment Measures (Chlorophyll a (μg/g) and Total Organic Carbon (%)) in Benthic Sediments
Chapter Two: Big Data and Ecosystem Research Programmes
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 The IBP: A Lesson from History
3 Size and Complexity of Data Sets: Issues of Discipline and Scale
4 The BESS Programme
5 Platforms for Big Data: The Environmental Virtual Observatory
6 Understanding and Interpreting Big Data Through Visualisation
7 Meeting the Big Data Challenges in Ecosystem Ecology
Acknowledgements
Chapter Three: DNA Metabarcoding Meets Experimental Ecotoxicology: Advancing Knowledge on the Ecological Effects of Copper in Freshwater Ecosystems
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Methods
3 Results
4 Discussion
5 Implications for Biomonitoring
6 Data Accessibility
Acknowledgements
Index
Advances in Ecological Research Volume 1–51
No. of pages: 140
Language: English
Published: December 1, 2014
Imprint: Academic Press
Hardback ISBN: 9780080999708
eBook ISBN: 9780081004791
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Guy Woodward
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.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, UK
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Mehrdad Hajibabaei
Affiliations and expertise
University of Guelph, Canada
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Alex Dumbrell
Dr Alex Dumbrell works at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, UK.