Advanced Modelling Techniques Studying Global Changes in Environmental Sciences

Advanced Modelling Techniques Studying Global Changes in Environmental Sciences discusses the need for immediate and effective action, guided by a scientific understanding of ecosystem function, to alleviate current pressures on the environment.

Research, especially in Ecological Modeling, is crucial to support the sustainable development paradigm, in which the economy, society, and the environment are integrated and positively reinforce each other.

Content from this book is drawn from the 2013 conference of the International Society for Ecological Modeling (ISEM), an important and active research community contributing to this arena.

Some progress towards gaining a better understanding of the processes of global change has been achieved, but much more is needed. This conference provides a forum to present current research using models to investigate actions towards mitigating and adapting to change.

• Presents state-of-the-art modeling techniques
• Drawn from the 2013 conference of the International Society for Ecological Modeling (ISEM), an important and active research community contributing to this arena
• Integrates knowledge of advanced modeling techniques in ecological and environmental sciences
• Describes new applications for sustainability

Contenu

1. Introduction, Sovan Lek and YoungSeuk Park
   2. Toward a New Generation of Ecological Modelling Techniques: Review and Bibliometrics, Chuanbo Guo, YoungSeuk Park, Y. Liu, and Sovan Lek
      3. System-wide Measures in Ecological Network Analysis, Caner Kazanci and Q. Ma
         4. Application of Structurally Dynamic Models (SDMs) to determine Impacts of Climate Changes, Sven Erik Jorgensen
            5. Modeling Animal Behavior to Monitor Effects of Stressors, Tae-Soo Chon and Hungsoo Kim
               6. Ecosystem Risk Assessment Modelling Method for Emerging Pollutants, Lulu Zhang
                  7. Development of Species Sensitivity Distribution (SSD) Models for Setting up Management Priority with Water Quality Criteria of Toxic Chemicals, Wei He, Fu-Liu Xu, Ning Qin and Xiang-Zhen Kong
                     8. Species Distribution Models, Wout Van Echelpoel and Ans Mouton
                        9. Modelling Mixed Forest Stands: Methodological Challenges and Approaches, Juan A. Blanco, Ester González de Andrés, Leticia San Emeterio, and Yueh-Hsin Lo
                           10. Decision in Agro-Ecosystems, Gauthier Quesnel
                               11. Ecosystem Services in relation to Carbon Cycle of an Urban System, Sudipto Mandal
                                   12. Modelling the Effects of Cimate Change in Estuarine Ecosystems with Coupled Hydrodynamic and Biogeochemical Models, Marta Rodrigues, Anabela Oliveira, Henrique Queiroga, Vanda Brotas, and André Bustorff Fortunatoe
                                       13. Modelling Nitrogen and Carbon Cycles in Hooghly Estuary along with Adjacent Mangrove Ecosystem, India, Santanu Ray, Joyita Mukherjee and Sudipto Mandal
                                           14. Hydrodynamic and Ecosystem Coupled Model and its Application to the Eutrophication Problem, Daisuke Kitazawa and Junbo Zhang
                                               15. Functioning of the Phytoplankton in Seas and Estimates of Prime Production for Aquatic Ecosystems, Aleksandr Abakumov, Yuri Izrailsky and Svetlana Park