
This is a book about the scientific process and how we apply it to data in ecology. We will learn how to plan for data collection, how to assemble data, how to analyse data and finally how to present the results. The book uses Microsoft Excel and the powerful Open Source R program to carry out data handling as well as producing graphs.Who this book is forStudents of ecology and environmental science will find this book aimed at them although many other scientists will find the text useful as the .