Spatial optimization in ecological applications
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Bibliographic Information
Spatial optimization in ecological applications
（Complexity in ecological systems series）
Columbia University Press, c2002
- : hard
- : pbk
Available at 9 libraries
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University Library for Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo図
: pbk468:H815010183720
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-249) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: hard ISBN 9780231125444
Description
-- Basic & Applied Ecology
Table of Contents
1. Introduction. I. Simple Proximity Relationships 2. Sedimentation 3. Stormflow Management 4. 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.
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: pbk ISBN 9780231125451
Description
Whether discussing habitat placement for the northern spotted owl or black-tailed prairie dog or strategies for controlling exotic pests, this book explains how capturing ecological relationships across a landscape with pragmatic optimization models can be applied to real world problems. Using linear programming, Hof and Bevers show how it is possible for the researcher to include many thousands of choice variables and many thousands of constraints and still be quite confident of being able to solve the problem in hand with widely available software. The authors' emphasis is to preserve optimality and explore how much ecosystem function can be captured, stressing the solvability of large problems such as those in real world case studies.
Table of Contents
Preface 1. Introduction Part I. Simple Proximity Relationships 2. Sedimentation 3. Stormflow Management 4. Natural Regeneration in Any-aged Forest Management 5. Combining Simulation with Optimization: Habitat Placement for the Northern Spotted Owl Part II. Reaction-Diffusion Models6. 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 Part III. Control Models 11. Strategies for Controlling Exotic Pests 12. Strategies for Controlling Wildfire Part IV. Using Optimization to Develop Hypotheses About Ecosystems 13. Multi-Scaled Ecological Limiting Factors 14. Carbon Fixation in Trees as an Optimization Process 15 Postscript References Index
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