Modelling Complex Ecological Dynamics: An Introduction into Ecological Modelling for Students, Teachers & Scientists

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Title: Modelling Complex Ecological Dynamics : An Introduction into Ecological Modelling for Students, Teachers & Scientists

Contains: ""Modelling Complex Ecological Dynamics""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Part I: Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: Backgrounds and Scope of Ecological Modelling: Between Intellectual Adventure and Scientific Routine""; ""1.1 Getting Started: Motivations for Ecological Modelling""; ""1.2 Simplicity and Formal Representations: Appetisers to Model Complex Ecological Dynamics""; ""One Formal Step into the Kingdom of Chaos""; ""Complexity in a Simplistic Ecosystem Model""; ""Regular Random and Organic Forms""; ""Structure Can Be Created by Blind Random Processes""
""1.3 Getting on: Diversity of Approaches in Ecological Modelling""""Chapter 2: What Are the General Conditions Under Which Ecological Models Can be Applied?""; ""2.1 Models as Instruments of System Analysis""; ""2.2 Model Creation Should Be Carried Out in a Systems-Analytical Procedure""; ""Models Require a Clear and Precise Specification of the Focus of Investigation""; ""Models Need Intelligently Chosen Criteria for the Distinction of Important and Unimportant Aspects""; ""2.3 The Modelling Potential: What Can Models Help to Do?""
""Models Can Help to Analyse the Results of Empirical Investigations or a Theoretical Problem that Is Not Accessible Through Stat""""Models Can Help to Understand Emergent Properties (Emergent Phenomena)""; ""Models Can Clarify Interaction Implications Between Different Levels of Organization and Can Help to Understand Level-Crossing ""; ""Models Can Illustrate Iterative and Feedback Processes""; ""Models Can Facilitate an Understanding of Multi-Scale Problems in Ecology""; ""Models Can Support Decision Making Processes""; ""2.4 The Limitations: What Models Cannot Do""
""Limits in Predictability""""Models Cannot Function Without a Precise Question or Hypothesis and an Appropriate Underlying Theoretical Framework""; ""Models Cannot Function Without a Data Base for Model Development and Testing""; ""Models Have to Be Treated Skeptically When They Are Applied Outside the Validation Regimes""; ""Models Rarely Produce Reliable Prognoses, but Can Be Used in Scenarios""; ""Chapter 3: Historical Background of Ecological Modelling and Its Importance for Modern Ecology""; ""3.1 A Historical Journey: Mainstream and Sidelines of Model Development in Ecology""
""3.2 Ancestors of Ecological Modelling""""Modelling as Derived from Physics: Ecology as Derived from Natural History""; ""Malthus: Basic Ideas in Population Science""; ""Verhulst: Early Functional Generalizations""; ""3.3 Founders of Ecological Modelling""; ""Lotka and Volterra: Setting the Stage for Network Approaches""; ""von Bertalanffy: System Theoretic Foundation and Generalization""; ""Lindeman, EP and HT Odum, Waddington: Modelling and Ecological Application""; ""Forrester, Meadows, Patten, Joergensen: Ecological Systems and Interdisciplinary Linkages""
""3.4 Diversification and Diversifiers""

Contributor: Jopp, Fred [Author]; Reuter, Hauke [Other]; Breckling, Broder [Other]

imprint: Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2011

Extent: Online-Ressource (XVII, 397p. 131 illus, digital)

Language: English

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-05029-9

ISBN: 9783642050299

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RVK notation: WC 7000 : Biometrie, Biomathematik
WI 1500 : Theoretische Ökologie, Ökosystemforschung, Mathematische Analyse
WC 5300 : Ökologische Methoden
WI 2050 : Ökosysteme, Biotope

Keywords: Ökologie > Mathematisches Modell
Ökologie > Mathematisches Modell
Ökologie > Mathematisches Modell

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Footnote: Description based upon print version of record

Description: Model development is of vital importance for understanding and management of ecological processes. Identifying the complex relationships between ecological patterns and processes is a crucial task. Ecological modelling - both qualitatively and quantitatively - plays a vital role in analysing ecological phenomena and for ecological theory. This textbook provides a unique overview of modelling approaches. Representing the state-of-the-art in modern ecology, it shows how to construct and work with various different model types. It introduces the background of each approach and its application in ecology. Differential equations, matrix approaches, individual-based models and many other relevant modelling techniques are explained and demonstrated with their use. The authors provide links to software tools and course materials. With chapters written by leading specialists, 'Modelling Complex Ecological Dynamics' is an essential contribution to expand the qualification of students, teachers and scientists alike. Editors: Fred Jopp (University of Miami, USA) Hauke Reuter (Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, Bremen, Germany) Broder Breckling (University of Bremen, Germany) Authors: Esther M. Borell (The Interuniversity Institute (IUI) for Marine Sciences, Eilat, Israel) Broder Breckling (University of Bremen, Germany) Donald L DeAngelis (University of Miami, USA) Marko Debeljak (Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia) Carsten F. Dormann (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany) Saso Dzeroski (Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia) Alejandro Gallego (Marine Scotland, Aberdeen, UK) Robert H. Gardner (University of Maryland, Frostburg, USA) Aurélie Garnier (Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage, Nantes, France) Fred Jopp (University of Miami, USA) Sven Erik Jørgensen (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) Dietmar Kraft (University of Oldenburg, Germany) Andreas Kubicek (Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, Bremen, Germany) Winfried Kurth (University of Göttingen, Germany) Christoph Lange (Fraunhofer MEVIS, Bremen, Germany) Dirk Lanwert (University of Göttingen, Germany) Jane Lecomte (Université Paris-Sud 11, France) Horst Malchow (University of Osnabrück, Germany) Agnese Marchini (University of Pavia, Italy) Yiannis G Matsinos (University of the Aegean, Grecce) Felix Müller (University of Kiel, Germany) Søren Nors Nielsen (Copenhagen, Denmark) Guy Pe'er (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germny) Hauke Reuter (Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, Bremen, Germany) Michael Sieber (University of Osnabrück, Germany) Dagmar Söndgerath (TU Braunschweig, Germany) Marc Taylor (Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven, Germany) Joel C. Trexler (Florida International University, Miami, USA) Gerd Weigmann (FU Berlin, Germany) Matthias Wolff (Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, Bremen, Germany)

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