Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents
List of Figures) Tables) and Boxes XI
Preface xv
Acknowledgments x1x
CHAPTER 1 . Introduction: What's Science Got to Do with It? 1
CHAPTER 2. The Inquiry Process 9
CHAPTER 3. So, What's the Question? 21
CHAPTER 4. Design: Matching Data Collection to the Scope
of the Question 29
CHAPTER 5. Small Samples and Big Questions: The Role of Statistical
Inference 57
CHAPTER 6. Points of View: Taking Natural History into Account 87
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CHAPTER 7. Contents and Context: Taking the Whole Landscape
into Account 105
CHAPTER B. Indicators versus Targets: Shortcuts to the Landscape's
"Health"? 113
CHAPTER g. Species Diversity: Easy to Quantify, but What Does It
Mean? 131
CHAPTER 1 o. Extending the Reach of Inquiry 145
APPENDIX A. Calculating Confidence Limits for the Population Mean 157
APPENDIX B. Deciding on Sample Size 161
APPENDIX c. Resources Especially for Latin American Readers 167
APPENDIX o. Design and Statistics without the Jargon: A Play
in Two Acts 173
Literature Cited 181
Notes 195
Index 207
About the Author 213