Applying Ecosystem and Landscape Models in Natural Resource Management

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This book provides natural resource professionals with the knowledge to properly use ecological models and then to interpret their results in natural resource management applications. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Introduction - Who needs this book? Modeling Fundamentals - What you need to know to use this book. Project Design - How to plan a modeling project. Initialization - How to begin a simulation. Parameterization - How to tune the model for local applications. Calibration - How to tuning the model for realism. Validation - Determining model uncertainty. Execution - Implementing the model project. Analysis - Evaluating model results. Issues - Things to think about when using models.