Spatial Optimization in Ecological Applications

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-231-12545-1
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 520 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 388 g

Reihe: Complexity in Ecological Systems

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hof, John

Bevers, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Computeranwendungen in der Mathematik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Angewandte Ökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface1. IntroductionPart I. Simple Proximity Relationships2. Sedimentation3. Stormflow Management4. Natural Regeneration in Any-aged Forest Management5. Combining Simulation with Optimization: Habitat Placement for the Northern Spotted OwlPart II. Reaction-Diffusion Models6. Characteristics of the Discrete Reaction-Diffusion Model7. The Basic Model: Habitat Placement for the Black-Footed Ferret8. Population-Dependent Dispersal: Habitat Placement for the Black-Tailed Prairie Dog9. Topography-Based Dispersal: Habitat Location for the Western Prairie Fringed Orchid10. Habitat Edge EffectsPart III. Control Models11. Strategies for Controlling Exotic Pests12. Strategies for Controlling WildfirePart IV. Using Optimization to Develop Hypotheses About Ecosystems13. Multi-Scaled Ecological Limiting Factors14. Carbon Fixation in Trees as an Optimization Process15 PostscriptReferencesIndex

Über Autor(innen)

John Hof is a project leader and Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station. Michael Bevers is a Senior Research Scientist at the same institution. They are the authors of Spatial Optimization for Managed Ecosystems, also in the Complexity in Ecological Systems series.