Spatial Optimization in Ecological Applications
Published on 23. May 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
520 pages
978-0-231-12545-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
Readers without an extensive background in mathematics should not shy away from this book. The authors present the mathematical techniques outlined in each section clearly and in a way that is accessible to students, academics, or professionals... This is both an intriguing and thought provoking book, that will be of interest to ecologists, geographers, and resource managers with an interest in spatial analysis. -- Peter Deadman EnvironmentsMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
55 line art, 16 color
Weight
397 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-231-12545-1 (9780231125451)
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Persons
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.
Content
Preface 1. Introduction Part I. Simple Proximity Relationships 2. Sedimentation 3. Stormflow Management 4. Natural Regeneration in Any-aged Forest Management 5. Combining Simulation with Optimization: Habitat Placement for the Northern Spotted Owl Part II. Reaction-Diffusion Models6. Characteristics of the Discrete Reaction-Diffusion Model 7. The Basic Model: Habitat Placement for the Black-Footed Ferret 8. Population-Dependent Dispersal: Habitat Placement for the Black-Tailed Prairie Dog 9. Topography-Based Dispersal: Habitat Location for the Western Prairie Fringed Orchid 10. Habitat Edge Effects Part III. Control Models 11. Strategies for Controlling Exotic Pests 12. Strategies for Controlling Wildfire Part IV. Using Optimization to Develop Hypotheses About Ecosystems 13. Multi-Scaled Ecological Limiting Factors 14. Carbon Fixation in Trees as an Optimization Process 15 Postscript References Index