
Ecological Model Types
Theories and Applications
- 2nd Edition - December 1, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editors: Young-Seuk Park, Sovan Lek
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 6 3 0 4 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 6 3 0 5 - 4
Ecological Model Types: Theories and Applications, Second Edition presents an understanding of how to quantitatively analyze complex and dynamic ecosystems with the tools availa… Read more

- Discusses modelling theory and application
- Illustrates process-based models as well as machine learning models
- Explains practical guides to apply models
Section 1: Process-based models
2. Biogeochemical models
3. Dynamic Population Models
4. Ecotoxicological Models
5. Structurally Dynamic Models (SDMs)
6. Steady State Models
7. Spatially Explicit Models
8. Fugacity Models
9. Network model: Econet
10. Process-based Modelling in Ecology
Section 2: Data-driven models
11. Artificial Neural Networks (Multilayer Perceptron) in Ecology
12. Decision Tree Models
13. Ensemble Models
14. Support Vector Machines for Ecological Modelling
15. Deep learning: Long short-term memory networks
16. Automated Machine Learning
- Edition: 2
- Latest edition
- Published: December 1, 2025
- Language: English
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Young-Seuk Park
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Sovan Lek
In Fish Community Ecology, his research concerns the biodiversity and the spatial distribution of fish according to the environmental characteristics and the response of fish community to the human disturbances, especially land-use, hydromorphology, climate warming. The distribution of fish is considered according to the scale of variation, varying from local to regional and global scales, in relationship with the environmental variables.
In Ecological Modelling, he is mainly interested in the use of machine learning techniques. He is also familiar with the uses of classical modelling techniques like classical statistic methods (multiple linear regression, multi-variate analyses ) and modern statistical methods (CART, GAM, PLS ).
He has participated in several EU projects in the fields of Ecology and Global changes. He also participated in bilateral projects with several Asian countries. He is an editorial member of Ecological Modelling and associate editor of Ecological Informatics.