Handbook of ecological modelling and informatics /

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Imprint:	Southampton : WIT, ©2009.
Description:	431 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm + 1 CD-ROM
Language:	English
Subject:	Ecology -- Mathematical models. Ecology -- Computer simulation. Ecology -- Computer simulation. Ecology -- Mathematical models.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7542475

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Other authors / contributors:	Jørgensen, Sven Erik, 1934- Chon, Tae Soo. Recknagel, Friedrich, 1950-
ISBN:	9781845642075 1845642074
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. System requirements for accompanying disc: Pentium III System with 128Mb RAM; 100 MB hard disk space; Windows 98 or higher; Adobe Acrobat; Microsoft Word; CD-ROM drive.
Summary:	This title gives a comprehensive overview of all available types of ecological models. The readers will get a clear understanding on where to use which type and in which context because all the types are illustrated by examples and illustrations on the accompanying CD.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction : sub-disciplines of ecology and the history of ecological modeling / S.E. Jørgensen
2. Overview of the model types available for ecological modeling / S.E. Jørgensen, T.-S. Chon
3. Ecological informatics : current scope and features areas / F. Recknagel
4. Model making / S.E. Jørgensen
5. Ecopath with Ecosim : linking fisheries and ecology / V. Christensen
6. Surface modelling of population distribution / T.-X. Yue, Y.-A. Wang, Z.-M. Fan
7. Individual-based models / T.-S. Chon ... [et al.]
8. A fuzzy approach to ecological modelling and data analysis / A. Salski, B. Holsten, M. Trepel
9. Ecological informatics by means of neural, evolutionary and object-oriented computation / F. Recknagel, H. Cao
10. Hybridisation of process-based ecosystem models with evolutionary algorithms : multi-objective optimisation of process and parameter representations of the lake simulation library SALMO-OO / H. Cao, F. Recknagel
11. Biogeochemical models / S.E. Jørgensen
12. Stochastic population dynamic models as probability networks / M.E. Borsuk, C.D. Lee
13. Structurally dynamic models / S.E. Jørgensen
14. Ecotoxicological models / S.E. Jørgensen
15. Behavioral models in ecotoxicology / T.-S. Chon ... [et al.]
16. Cellular automata / Q. Chen
17. Rule-based ecological model / Q. Chen, A. Mynett
18. Network calculations II : a user's manual for EcoNet / C. Kazanci
19. Mediating conceptual knowledge using qualitative reasoning / B. Bredeweg, P. Salles
20. Model of flow pattern and mass distribution / R. Miranda, R. Neves
21. Applications of data mining in ecological modelling / M. Debeljak, S. Džeroski

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