Systems Analysis and Simulation in Ecology
Volume 1
- 1st Edition - January 28, 1971
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Bernard C. Patten
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 4 4 6 1 - 7
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 5 4 7 2 0 1 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 7 7 5 1 - 6
Systems Analysis and Simulation in Ecology, Volume I, is a book of ecology in transition from a ""soft"" science, synecology, to a ""hard"" science, systems ecology. It is an… Read more
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Request a sales quoteSystems Analysis and Simulation in Ecology, Volume I, is a book of ecology in transition from a ""soft"" science, synecology, to a ""hard"" science, systems ecology. It is an enthusiastic and optimistic statement about the fundamental adaptability of the scientific mechanism to newly appreciated truths of existence. It documents, in ecological science, a move away from the explanatory or cognitive criterion toward the predictive criterion, a hard one with the potential of leading ultimately to optimal design and control of ecosystems. The book is organized into three parts. Part I is an overview of some of the methods and rationales for ecological systems modeling for the purposes of simulation and systems analysis. It provides an elementary introduction to the use of analog and digital computers for simulation and a rationale for ecological model-building. Part II illustrates three different approaches to population modeling. These include a mathematical analysis of microbial (Chlorella, Selenastrum) dynamics in both continuous and batch cultures; and a bioenergetics study of the terrestrial isopod Armadillidium, utilizing concepts from control theory and the transfer function technique of classical dynamic analysis. Part III brings together a group of papers describing various aspects and philosophies of ecological simulation. These include common problems in ecosystem simulation and the question whether or not some of the newer methods of systems ecology might not be used in connection with some of the older data and observations of traditional synecology.
List of Contributors
Preface
Part I Introduction To Modeling
1. A Primer for Ecological Modeling and Simulation with Analog and Digital Computers
I. Dynamic Modeling of Ecological Systems
II. Elements of Analog Computation
III. Population and Ecosystem Models
IV. Analog Computer Programming
V. Introduction to Digital Computers
VI. Digital Computer Programming with Fortran IV
VII. Digital Simulation
VIII. Answers to Exercises
Appendix A. Matexp Program Listing
Appendix B. Selected Bibliography
References
2. A Rationale for Modeling Dynamic Ecological Systems
I. Mathematical Models
II. Formulation of Models of Dynamic Ecological Systems
III. Analysis of Models of Dynamic Ecological Systems
References
Part II One-Species Models
3. Dynamics of Microbial Populations
I. Introduction
II. Experimental Studies on Algal Populations
III. The Model for Extensive Properties
IV. The Model for Intensive Properties
V. General Summary
References
4. Of Sowbugs and Systems: The Ecological Bioenergetics of a Terrestrial Isopod
I. Introduction
II. Systems Analysis and Model Building
III. Models of Energy Regulation and Growth in Animals
IV. Generalized Bioenergetics Model
V. An Improbable Linear Bioenergetics Model
VI. Another Improbable Linear Bioenergetics Model
VII. Toward a More Realistic Nonlinear Bioenergetics Model
References
5. Computer Analysis of Prédation Energetics in the Largemouth Bass
I. Introduction
II. Materials and Methods
III. Results and Discussion
References
Part III The Ecosystem: Simulation
6. A Finite Difference Model for Simulation of Dynamic Processes in Ecosystems
I. Introduction
II. General Population Model
III. Biotic Factors
IV. Abiotic Factors
V. Results and Discussion
VI. Conclusions
Appendix A. Glossary of Symbols Used
Appendix B. Input Formats
Appendix C. Sample Output
Appendix D. The Computer Program
References
7. Systems Approaches to the Study of Forest Floor Arthropods
I. Introduction
II. Techniques for Simulating Large-Scale Fluctuations
III. Techniques for Estimating Parameter Values in Large Systems
IV. A Model for Radiocesium Movement on the Forest Floor
V. Conclusions
References
8. A Compartment Model Simulation of Secondary Succession
I. Introduction
II. Mathematical Framework of the Model
III. Old-Field Succession in Central Oklahoma
IV. Old-Field Succession in the North Carolina Piedmont
V. General Discussion
References
9. Analog Computer Models of "The Wolves of Isle Royale"
I. The Plant-Moose-Wolf Food Chain
II. Description of Models
III. Time Behavior of Models
IV. Evaluation of Models
References
10. Computer Simulation of Energy Flow in Cedar Bog Lake, Minnesota, Based on the Classical Studies of Lindeman
I. Introduction
II. Lindeman's Study of Cedar Bog Lake
III. General Approach to Modeling the Cedar Bog Lake Ecosystem
IV. A Linear Three-Compartment System
V. A Ten-Compartment Network System
VI. Conversion of the Linear System to a Nonlinear System
VII. Controlling the Nonlinear Model
VIII. The Addition of Environmental Effects
IX. Final Adjustment of the Model
X. Utility of the Model
XI. Reconsideration of Lindeman's Work
References
Coda
Author Index
Subject Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 28, 1971
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 624
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483244617
- Hardback ISBN: 9780125472012
- eBook ISBN: 9781483277516
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