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This is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of an authoritative introduction to ecological modelling. Sven Erik J�rgensen, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Ecological Modelling, and Giuseppe Bendoricchio, Professor of Environmental Modelling at the University of Padova, Italy, offer co...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: J�rgensen, Sven Erik, 1934-
Otros Autores: Bendoricchio, G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 2001.
Edición:3rd ed.
Colección:Developments in environmental modelling ; 21.
Temas:
Ecology > Simulation methods.
�Ecologie > M�ethodes de simulation.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science (see also Chemistry > Environmental)
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
NATURE > Ecology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Ecology > Simulation methods
Wiskundige modellen.
Ecologie.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 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
  • Chapter 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
  • Chapter 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
  • Chapter 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
  • Chapter 5. Static Models
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Network Models
  • 5.3 Network Analysis
  • 5.4 ECOPATH Software
  • 5.5 Response Models
  • Chapter 6. Modelling Population Dynamics
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Basic Concepts
  • 6.3 Growth Models in Population Dynamics
  • 6.4 Interaction between Populations
  • 6.5 Matrix Models
  • Problems
  • Chapter 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
  • Chapter 8. Ecotoxicologicai 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 Chromium in a Danish Fjord
  • 8.7 Ecotoxicological Case Study II: Contamination of Agricultural Products by Cadmium and Lead
  • 8.8 Ecotoxicological Case Study III: A Mercury Model for Mex Bay, Alexandria
  • 8.9 Fugacity Fate Models
  • Problems
  • Chapter 9. Recent Developments in Ecological and Environmental Modelling.

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