Modelling Complex Ecological Dynamics : An Introduction into Ecological Modelling for Students, Teachers & Scientists - Jopp, Fred.; Reuter, Hauke; Breckling, Broder; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011)
Introduction; Theoretical backgrounds: Scope and general definitions used in ecological modelling; What are the general conditions, under which models can be applied?; History of ecological modelling, and modern developments -- Modelling Techniques and Approaches; Context assessment and Systems analysis; Steady State Models of Ecological Systems; Ordinary Differential Equations; Partial Differential Equations Cellular Automata; Leslie-Matrices; Fuzzy Sets; L-Systems, and Fractals; Agent- and Individual-based Models; Modelling landscape dynamics and Habitat Suitability; Decision trees and data mining -- Application fields, case studies and examples; Conceptual and theoretical models (Analysing Landscape Structure using Neutral Models); Case Studies: Application of ecological models in management (Coral-Algae-Interaction; Stage-structured invasion models; Trophic Cascades and Food Web Stability in Fish Communities of the Everglades); Case Studies: Model Coupling and Multi-scale issues (Bio-Physical Models: An Evolving Tool in Marine Ecological Research; Potentials of GIS - Model Coupling; Modelling the Everglades Ecosystem) -- Strategies of model development; Model validation, Parameter estimation, Sensitivity Analysis.
Keywords: Ecology .; Conservation biology; Landscape ecology; Ecology; Theoretical Ecology/Statistics.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Landscape Ecology