Biotechniques of Ecology

The present title "Biotechnology of Ecology" aims to provide a handbook of ecological techniques pertinent for the study of animals in their natural environment. There are, however, certain methods that are peculiar to the ecologist, those concerning the central themes of the subject, the measurement, description and analysis of samples. A great deal of careful observation is needed to identify the various organisms and to begin to note the major food chains. After the food chains have been identified, the ecologist can make more detailed measurements. Various environmental parameters like physicochemical nature of three basic habitats-soil, water and air: temperature, light, humidity, pH, wind velocity etc., can be measured. To acquire ecological knowledge about any kind of ecosystem of the biosphere, the ecologists have to use a variety of tools and techniques of other sciences like biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, statistics, climatology, sociology and economics. The present book deals with the various tools and techniques used in the ecological studies. The methods are dealt stepwise to make them easy and understandable.