Fundamentals of ecological modelling
This is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of an authoritative introduction to ecological modelling. Sven Erik Jørgensen, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Ecological Modelling, and Giuseppe Bendoricchio, Professor of Environmental Modelling at the University of Padova, Italy, offer compelling in...
| Κύριος συγγραφέας: | Jorgensen, Sven Erik, 1934- |
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| Άλλοι συγγραφείς: | Bendoricchio, G. |
| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία έκδοσης: |
Amsterdam ; New York :
Elsevier Academic Press,
c2001.
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/publication?issn=01678892&volume=21 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy033/2001042929.html |
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- Machine generated contents note: Preface, Third Edition
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1 Physical and Mathematical Models
- 1.2 Models as a Management Tool
- 1.3 Models as a Scientific Tool
- 1.4 Models and Holism
- 1.5 The Ecosystem as an Object for Research
- 1.6 Outline of the Book
- 1.7 The Development of Ecological and Environmental Models
- 1.8 State of the Art in the Application of Models
- 2. Concepts of Modelling
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Modelling Elements
- 2.3 The Modelling Procedure
- 2.4 Types of Model
- 2.5 Selection of Model Type
- 2.6 Selection of Model Complexity and Structure
- 2.7 Verification
- 2.8 Sensitivity Analysis
- 2.9 Parameter Estimation
- 2.10 Validation
- 2.11 Ecological Modelling and Quantum Theory
- 2.12 Modelling Constraints
- Problems
- 3. Ecological Processes
- 3A.1 Space and Time Resolution
- 3A.2 Mass Transport
- 3A.3 Mass Balance
- 3A.4 Energetic Factors
- 3A.5 Settling and Resuspension
- 3B.1 Chemical Reactions
- 3B.2 Chemical Equilibrium.
- 3B.3 Hydrolysis
- 3B.4 Redox
- 3B.5 Acid-Base
- 3B.6 Adsorption and Ion Exchange
- 3B.7 Volatilization
- 3C.1 Biogeochemical Cycles in Aquatic Environments
- 3C.2 Photosynthesis
- 3C.3 Algal Growth
- 3C.4 Zooplankton Growth
- 3C.5 Fish Growth
- 3C.6 Single Population Growth
- 3C.7 Ecotoxicological Processes
- Problems
- 4. Conceptual Models
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Application of Conceptual Diagrams
- 4.3 Types of Conceptual Diagrams
- 4.4. The Conceptual Diagram as Modelling Tool
- Problems
- 5. Static Models
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Network Models
- 5.3 Network Analysis
- 5.4 ECOPATH Software
- 5.5 Response Models
- 6. Modelling Population Dynamics
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Basic Concepts
- 6.3 Growth Models in Population Dynamics
- 6.4 Interaction between Populations
- 6.4 Matrix Models
- Problems
- 7. Dynamic Biogeochemical Models
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Application of Dynamic Models
- 7.3 Eutrophication Models I: Overview and Two Simple Eutrophication
- Models
- 7.4 Eutrophication Models II: A Complex Eutrophication Model
- 7.5 A Wetland Model
- Problems
- 8. Ecotoxicological Models
- 8.1 Classification and Application of Ecotoxicological Models
- 8.2 Environmental Risk Assessment
- 8.3 Characteristics and Structure of Ecotoxicological Models
- 8.4 An Overview: The Application of Models in Ecotoxicology
- 8.5 Estimation of Ecotoxicological Parameters
- 8.6 Ecotoxicological Case Study I: Modelling the Distribution of Chromii
- in a Danish Fjord
- 8.7 Ecotoxicological Case Study II: Contamination of Agricultural Produi
- by Cadmium and Lead
- 8.8 Ecotoxicological Case Study III: A Mercury Model for Mex Bay,
- Alexandria
- 8.9 Fugacity Fate Models
- Problems
- 9. Recent Developments in Ecological and Environmental Modelling
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Ecosystem Characteristics
- 9.3 Structurally Dynamic Models
- 9.4 Four Illustrative Structurally Dynamic Case Studies
- 9.5 Application of Chaos Theory in Modelling
- 9.6 Application of Catastrophe Theory in Ecological Modelling
- 9.7 New Approaches in Modelling Techniques
- Problems
- Appendix 1. Mathematical Tools
- A.1 Vectors
- A.2 Matrices
- A.3 Square Matrices. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
- A.4 Differential Equations
- A.5 Systems of Differential Equations
- A.6 Numerical Methods
- Appendix 2. Definition of Expressions, Concepts and Indices
- Appendix 3. Parameters for Fugacity Models
- References
- Subject Index.