Statistical Techniques for Environmental Sciences: A Review

Abstract

This paper reviews the interdisciplinary collaboration between Environmental Sciences and Statistics. The usage of statistical methods as a problem-solving tool for handling environmental problems is the key element of this approach. This paper enhances a clear pavement for environmental scientists as well as quantitative researchers for their further collaborative learning with an analytical base.

Keywords

• descriptive statistics
• inferential statistics
• species abundance data plots
• abundance models
• species richness indices
• diversity measures