Spatial Optimization in Ecological Applications

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-231-12544-4
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 520 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 498 g

Reihe: Complexity in Ecological Systems

-- Basic & Applied Ecology

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hof, John

Bevers, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Angewandte Ökologie
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Computeranwendungen in der Mathematik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.I. Simple Proximity Relationships2. Sedimentation3. Stormflow Management4. Natural Regeneration in Any-aged Forest Management.5. Combining Simulation with Optimization: Habitat Placement for the Northern Spotted Owl.II Reaction-Diffusion Models.6. Characteristics of the Discrete Reaction-Diffusion Model.7. The Basic Model: Habitat Placement for the Black-Footed Ferret.8. Population-Dependent Dispersal: Habitat Placement for the Black-Tailed Prairie Dog.9. Topography-Based Dispersal: Habitat Location for the Western Prairie Fringed Orchid.10. Habitat Edge Effects.III Control Models.11. Strategies for Controlling Exotic Pests.12. Strategies for Controlling Wildfire.IV Using Optimization to Develop Hypotheses about Ecosystems.13. Multi-Scaled Ecological Limiting Factors.14. Carbon Fixation in Trees as an Optimization Process.

Über Autor(innen)

John Hof is a project leader and Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station. Michael Bevers is a Senior Research Scientist at the same institution. They are the authors of Spatial Optimization for Managed Ecosystems, also in the Complexity in Ecological Systems series.