Legendre, P; Legendre, L. — Écologie Numérique. Vol. 1-2

Masson xv, 206; viii, 335, text figs. . PB. 2 vols. Vg.. Text French. An important and influential work in the development of numerical ecology, first published in 1979. This revised and enlarged second edition comprises two volumes: Vol. I, Le Traitement multiple des données écologiques; Vol. II, La Structure des données écologiques. A pioneering treatment of the application of mathematical and statistical methods to ecological research, including multivariate analysis, numerical classification, the structure of ecological communities and the interpretation of complex biological data. Written by the Canadian brothers Louis Legendre, a distinguished biological oceanographer, and Pierre Legendre, a leading authority on quantitative community ecology. The work became a standard reference in the emerging discipline of numerical ecology..