This is an updated and expanded second edition intended to meet the needs of ecologists and environmental scientists for an introduction to probability theory and a detailed description of designs and analyses normally found in ecology. This edition also includes a new part on estimation with chapters on measuring biodiversity and detecting populations and estimating their size. The book also features an extensive glossary, a mathematical appendix on matrix algebra, and more. In addition to ecologists and environmental scientists, the book would be appropriate for upper division undergraduate and graduate level courses in ecological and environmental statistics, environmental science, and related fields. Authors are Gotelli (U. of Vermont) and Ellison (Harvard Forest). Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)