{"product_id":"9789400726475","title":"SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringerBriefs in Environmental Science\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePla, Laura; Casanoves, Fernando; Di Rienzo, Julio\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book synthesizes current methods used to quantify functional diversity, providing step-by-step examples for defining functional groups and estimating functional indices. The authors show how to compare communities, and how to analyze changes of diversity along environmental gradients, using real-life examples throughout. One section of the book demonstrates the selection of traits, and the standardization and characterization of ecosystem data. Another section presents methods used to quantify functional diversity, shows how to relate functional diversity with environmental variables and how to connect these to ecosystem services. The concluding section introduces FDiversity, a free program developed by the authors. The reader is guided through every step from software installation and basic functions, to sample and database design, to graphical projection methods, employing case study data to illustrate key concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2011-10-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789400726475\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-007-2648-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 98\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47671506043020,"sku":"9789400726475","price":44.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789400726475.jpg?v=1776516538","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789400726475","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}