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245		0	_aFundamentals of ecological modelling : _bapplications in environmental management and research / _cJorgensen, Sven Erik & Fath, Brian D.
250			_a4th Edition.
260			_aLondon : _bElsevier Science Limited, _c2011.
300			_axiv, 399 p. ; _c24 cm.
520			_aFundamentals of Ecological Modelling: Applications in Environmental Management and Research, Fourth Edition, provides a comprehensive discussion of the fundamental principles of ecological modeling. The first two editions of this book (published in 1986 and 1994) focused on the roots of the discipline the four main model types that dominated the field 30-40 years ago: (1) dynamic biogeochemical models; (2) population dynamic models; (3) ecotoxicological models; and (4) steady-state biogeochemical and energy models. The third edition focused on the mathematical formulations of ecological processes that are included in ecological models. This fourth edition uses the four model types previously listed as the foundation and expands the latest model developments in spatial models, structural dynamic models, and individual-based models. As these seven types of models are very different and require different considerations in the model development phase, a separate chapter is devoted to the development of each of the model types. Throughout the text, the examples given from the literature emphasize the application of models for environmental management and research. Presents the most commonly used model types with a step-by-step outline of the modeling procedure used for each Shows readers through an illustrated example of how to use each model in research and management settings New edition is revised to include only essential theory with a focus on applications Includes case studies, illustrations, and exercises (case study of an ecological problem with full illustration on how to solve the problem)
650			_aEnvironmental management
650			_aEcology --Simulation methods.
650			_aPollution --Environmental aspects --Simulation methods.
650			_aScience
650			_apopulation
650			_aPhysical and mathematical models
700			_aJorgensen, Sven Erik _eEditor
700			_aFath, Brian D.
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