Dynamic Modeling for Marine Conservation (Hardcover, 2002)

The effects of disturbed ecosystems, from devastating algal blooms to the loss of whale populations, have demonstrated the vulnerability of the oceans¿ biodiversity. Conservation of marine systems requires knowledge from many different fields in order to understand the complex interactions that threaten those systems. Dynamic Modeling for Marine Conservation provides a method of learning how these systems function, determining how natural and human actions have put them in peril and how we can best influence the marine world in order to maintain biodiversity. The difficulties of research and experimentation in the oceans make computer modeling particularly helpful for marine conservation. Modeling also enables scientists to communicate their findings with managers and others concerned with putting their ideas into practice. The book will demonstrate dynamic modeling through the use of the STELLA modeling program and case studies from marine conservation. After a section devoted to the concepts and tools needed to model marine systems, each chapter introduces background information about a key topic in marine conservation, presents an appropriate model, and discusses the results and implications. Contributors bring a wide range of expertise and experience to a selection of models relevant to real-world conservation problems. All models and a run-time version of the STELLA software are included with the book on a CD-ROM, which is compatible with both Macintosh and Window platforms.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Modeling Dynamic Systems
Release date:	2001
First published:	2002
Editors:	Matthias Ruth
Foreword by:	E. a. Norse
Editors:	James Lindholm
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	449
Edition:	2002
ISBN-13:	978-0-387-95317-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Hydrobiology > Marine biology Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Promotions
LSN:	0-387-95317-5
Barcode:	9780387953175

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