title: Surveying Natural Populations: Quantitative Tools for Assessing Biodiversity
author: Lee-Ann Hayek
description: The authors have written [this book] specifically for ecologists and are using concrete ecological problems to demonstrate which sampling design should be favored and in which circumstance.... If you have been buying several statistical and sampling design books with the feeling that you still don't get it, then this book on surveying natural populations is for you.... It reads almost like a novel in comparison to normal statistical books. (<i>Ecoscience</i>)<br /><br />[A]ll will appreciate the blend of insight, pragmatism, and even dry humor that Hayek and Buzas have to offer. <i>Surveying Natural Populations</i> is a welcome, noteworthy contribution to the ecology, conservation, and biostatistical literature. (Erica Fleishman <i>Ecology</i>)<br /><br />A timely, valuable, and important contribution to the literature on quantitative ecology, conservation, wildlife management, and palaeoecology. I strongly recommend it to all quantitative ecologists and palaeoecologists. (H.J.B. Birks <i>Earth-Science Reviews</i>)<br /><br />This book is a critical reference for all science libraries. (<i>Choice</i>)
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  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Cover](html/Cover.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Front Matter](html/437968_1_En_BookFrontmatter_OnlinePDF.xhtml)
  
  
  * [1\. Biodiversity Offsets and No Net Loss: Introduction, Problem Statement, and Research Questions](html/437968_1_En_1_Chapter.xhtml)
  
  
  * [2\. Developing a Typology of Biodiversity Offsets Using an Internet and Expert Based Approach: Methods and Materials](html/437968_1_En_2_Chapter.xhtml)
  
  
  * [3\. Applying the Concept of Voluntariness to Explain Behavior Towards Environmental Conservation](html/437968_1_En_3_Chapter.xhtml)
  
  
  * [4\. Voluntariness of Biodiversity Offsets](html/437968_1_En_4_Chapter.xhtml)
  
  
  * [5\. Development of a Typology of Biodiversity Offsets](html/437968_1_En_5_Chapter.xhtml)
  
  
  * [6\. Illustrative Case Studies for Different Types of Biodiversity Offsets](html/437968_1_En_6_Chapter.xhtml)
  
  
  * [7\. Discussion of the Development of a Typology of Biodiversity Offsets](html/437968_1_En_7_Chapter.xhtml)
  
  
  * [8\. Putting the Developed Typology of Biodive