Ecological Modeling

• Author : Hsiao-Hsuan Wang,W. E. Grant
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release Date : 2019-08-14
• ISBN : 9780444641649

Ecological Modeling: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Modeling Ecological Systems, Volume 31, presents the skills needed to appropriately evaluate and use ecological models. Illustrated throughout with practical examples, the book discusses ecological modeling as both an art and a science, balancing the qualitative (artistic) side, with its foundations in common sense and modeling practice, against the quantitative (scientific) aspects of the modeling process. This book draws on the authors’ extensive experience in both teaching and using these techniques

• Author : Alexey A. Voinov
• Publisher : Academic Press
• Release Date : 2010-07-27
• ISBN : 0080886175

Modeling is a key component to sciences from mathematics to life science, including environmental and ecological studies. By looking at the underlying concepts of the software, we can make sure that we build mathematically feasible models and that we get the most out of the data and information that we have. Systems Science and Modeling for Ecological Economics shows how models can be analyzed using simple math and software to generate meaningful qualitative descriptions of system dynamics. This book shows

• Author : W.K. Lauenroth,G.V. Skogerboe,M. Flug
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release Date : 2013-10-22
• ISBN : 9780444597656

The International Society for Ecological Modelling (ISEM) sponsors conferences, workshops and training courses with the aim of advancing the development of ecological and environmental modelling. The 3rd International Conference on the state-of-the-art in ecological modelling was sponsored by the ISEM in cooperation with the National Park Service Water Resources Laboratory and hosted by the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory at Colorado State University. Its theme was the application of ecological modelling to environmental management and this book contains the full texts

• Author : Sven Erik Jorgensen
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release Date : 2016-04-19
• ISBN : 9781439855201

Possibly the first textbook to present a practically applicable ecosystems theory, Introduction to Systems Ecology helps readers understand how ecosystems work and how they react to disturbances. It demonstrates—with many examples and illustrations—how to apply the theory to explain observations and to make quantitative calculations and predictions. In this book, Sven Erik Jørgensen takes a first step toward integrating thermodynamics, biochemistry, hierarchical organization, and network theory into a holistic theory of systems ecology. The first part of

• Author : William E. Grant,Todd M. Swannack
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release Date : 2011-08-26
• ISBN : 9781444359930

Ecological Modeling:A Commonsense Approach to Theory and Practice explores how simulation modeling and its new ecological applications can offer solutions to complex natural resource management problems. This is a practical guide for students, teachers, and professional ecologists. Examines four phases of the modeling process: conceptual model formulation, quantitative model specification, model evaluation, and model use Provides useful building blocks for constructing systems simulation models Includes a format for reporting the development and use of simulation models Offers an integrated

• Author : Matthias Ruth,
• Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Release Date : 2015-08-28
• ISBN : 9781783474646

This Handbook presents methods to advance the understanding of interdependencies between the well-being of human societies and the performance of their biophysical environment. It showcases applications to material and energy use; urbanization and tech

• Author : James W. Haefner
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release Date : 2012-12-06
• ISBN : 9781461541196

This book is intended as a text for a first course on creating and analyzing computer simulation models of biological systems. The expected audience for this book are students wishing to use dynamic models to interpret real data mueh as they would use standard statistical techniques. It is meant to provide both the essential principles as well as the details and equa tions applicable to a few particular systems and subdisciplines. Biological systems, however, encompass a vast, diverse array of

• Author : Marion Glaser
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release Date : 2012
• ISBN : 9780415510004

"Routledge studies in environment, culture, and science"--Cover.

• Author : T. M. Poston,Rich Purdy
• Publisher : ASTM International
• Release Date : 1986
• ISBN : 9780803104891

• Author : Graeme S. Cumming
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release Date : 2011-02-09
• ISBN : 9789400703070

Spatial Resilience is a new and exciting area of interdisciplinary research. It focuses on the influence of spatial variation – including such things as spatial location, context, connectivity, and dispersal – on the resilience of complex systems, and on the roles that resilience and self-organization play in generating spatial variation. Prof. Cumming provides a readable introduction and a first comprehensive synthesis covering the core concepts and applications of spatial resilience to the study of social-ecological systems. The book follows a trajectory from

• Author : Sharon B. Megdal,Susanna Eden,Eylon Shamir
• Publisher : MDPI
• Release Date : 2018-07-10
• ISBN : 9783038424468

This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Water Governance, Stakeholder Engagement, and Sustainable Water Resources Management" that was published in Water

• Author : S.E. Jorgensen
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release Date : 2011-01-10
• ISBN : 0444535683

Fundamentals of Ecological Modelling: Applications in Environmental Management and Research, Fourth Edition, provides a comprehensive discussion of the fundamental principles of ecological modeling. The first two editions of this book (published in 1986 and 1994) focused on the roots of the discipline the four main model types that dominated the field 30-40 years ago: (1) dynamic biogeochemical models; (2) population dynamic models; (3) ecotoxicological models; and (4) steady-state biogeochemical and energy models. The third edition focused on the mathematical formulations of ecological processes that are included

• Author : Douglas H. Boucher
• Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
• Release Date : 1985
• ISBN : 9780195053920

The view of nature as `red in tooth and claw', as a jungle in which competition and predation are the predominant themes, has long been important in both the scientific and popular literature. However, in the past decade another view has become widespread among ecologists: the idea that mutualisms--mutually beneficial interactions between species--are just as important as competition and predation. This book is one of the first to explore this theme. Ideas and theories applicable to all sorts of mutualisms

• Author : Stefano Marsili-Libelli
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release Date : 2018-09-03
• ISBN : 9781315360065

Explore the inner workings of environmental processes using a mathematical approach. Environmental Systems Analysis with MATLAB® combines environmental science concepts and system theory with numerical techniques to provide a better understanding of how our environment works. The book focuses on building mathematical models of environmental systems, and using these models to analyze their behaviors. Designed with the environmental professional in mind, it offers a practical introduction to developing the skills required for managing environmental modeling and data handling. The book

• Author : Fred Jopp,Hauke Reuter,Broder Breckling
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release Date : 2011-02-11
• ISBN : 9783642050299

Model development is of vital importance for understanding and management of ecological processes. Identifying the complex relationships between ecological patterns and processes is a crucial task. Ecological modelling—both qualitatively and quantitatively—plays a vital role in analysing ecological phenomena and for ecological theory. This textbook provides a unique overview of modelling approaches. Representing the state-of-the-art in modern ecology, it shows how to construct and work with various different model types. It introduces the background of each approach and its