Modelling Complex Ecological Dynamics : An Introduction into Ecological Modelling for Students, Teachers & Scientists /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2011. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.