META-X®-Software for Metapopulation Viability Analysis

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-3-642-62906-8
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 195 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 324 g

Meta-X is a user-friendly computer program that allows students, teachers, and researchers to perform a metapopulation viability analysis i.e. to assess the extinction risk of (meta)populations on discrete, partially isolated patches of habitat, in a comfortable way. The CD comes with an extensive handbook which explains the basic concept of the program and takes you on a guided tour through a model experiment. It further provides the necessary scientific background on both metapopulation dynamics and population viability analysis.
A special feature of Meta-X is that it supports comparative analyses of alternative scenarios. This predestines Meta-X to serve as an aid for decision making in conservation management and landscape planning. Furthermore, handbook and software together provide an invaluable help in research and teaching.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Frank, Karin

Köster, Frank

Lorek, Helmut

Grimm, Volker

Sonnenschein, Michael

Wissel, Christian

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Angewandte Informatik Bioinformatik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Mathematik für Informatiker
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Angewandte Biologie Bioinformatik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Installation.- Basic Concepts.- Guided Tour.- The Project Tree.- Scenarios and Experiments.- Simulation and Evaluation.- The Landscape Editor.- Parameter Variation.- Import, Export and Report.- Reference.- Goals, Methods, and Concepts of PVA.- The META-X Model in Detail.- Parameterizing META-X.- Example Applications.- References.