Handbook of Scaling Methods in Aquatic Ecology: Measurement, Analysis, Simulation
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Summary
The evolution of observational instruments, simulation techniques, and computing power has given aquatic scientists a new understanding of biological and physical processes that span temporal and spatial scales. This has created a need for a single volume that addresses concepts of scale in a manner that builds bridges between experimentalists and theoreticians in aquatic ecology.
Handbook of Scaling Methods in Aquatic Ecology: Measurement, Analysis, Simulation is the first comprehensive compilation of modern scaling methods used in marine and freshwater ecological research. Written by leading researchers, it presents a systematic approach to dealing with space and time in aquatic ecology. This is a compendium that analyzes themes related to the response or behavior of organisms to processes occurring over multiple spatial and temporal scales.
This book covers: novel techniques for data collection, focusing on processes over a broad range of scales (from bacteria to ocean basins); newly-developed concepts and data analysis algorithms; and innovative computer models and simulations to mimic complex biological processes.
The Handbook serves as a reference volume for investigators seeking insight into new experimental approaches and data analysis, as well as the sensor design required for optimal sampling. Many of the algorithms and models provided are directly applicable to your experimental data. This comprehensive treatment of scaling methods and applications can help foster a unified understanding of subject matter among the modeling, experimental, and field research communities.
Table of Contents
MEASUREMENTS
Comparison of bio-optical scale resolution from CTD and microstructure measurements, by F. Wolk, L. Seuront, H. Yamazaki and S. Leterme
Measurement of zooplankton distributions with a high-resolution digital
camera system, by M.C. Benfield, C.J. Schwehm, R.G. Fredericks, G.
Squyres, S.F. Keenan and M.V. Trevorrow
Planktonic Layers: physical and biological interactions on the small-scale, by T.J. Cowles
Scales of Biological-Physical Coupling in the Equatorial Pacific, by P.G. Strutton and F.P Chavez
Acoustic remote sensing of photosynthetic activity in seagrass beds, by J.-P. Hermand
Multiscale in situ measurements of intertidal benthic production and respiration, by D. Davoult, A. Migné and N. Spilmont
Spatially Extensive, High Resolution Images of Rocky Shore Communities, by D. Blakeway, C. Robles, D. Fuentes and H.-L. Qiu
Food web dynamics in stable isotope ecology: time integration of different trophic levels, by C.M. O'Reilly, P. Verburg, R.E. Hecky, P.D. Plisnier and A.S. Cohen
Synchrotron-based infrared imaging of Euglena gracilis single cells, by C. Hirschmugl, M. Bunta and M. Giordano
Signaling during mating in the pelagic copepod, Temora longicornis, by J. Yen, A. Prusaz, M. Caun, M.H. Doall, J. Brown and J.R. Strickler
Experimental validation of an individual-based model for zooplankton swarming, by N.S. Banas, D.P. Wang and J. Yen
ANALYSIS
On skipjack tuna dynamics: similarity at several scales, by A.P. Solari, J.J. Castro and C. Bas
The temporal scaling of environmental variability in rivers and lakes, by H. Cyr, P.J. Dillon and J.E. Parker
Biogeochemical variability at the sea surface: how it is linked to process response times, by A. Mahadevan and J.W. Campbell
Challenges in the analysis and simulation of benthic community patterns, by M.P. Johnson
Fractal dimension estimation in studies of epiphytal and epilithic communities- strengths and weaknesses, by J. Davenport
Rank-size analysis and vertical phytoplankton distribution patterns, by J.G. Mitchell
An introduction to wavelets, by I.M. Dremin, Ivanov, O.V. and V.A. Nechitailo
Fractal characterization of spatial distributions of plankton on Georges Bank, by K.E. Fisher, P.H. Wiebe and B.D. Malamud
Orientation of sea fans perpendicular to the flow, by T.R. Osborn and G.K. Ostrader
Why are large, delicate, gelatinous organisms so successful in the ocean's interior?, by T.R. Osborn and D. Barber
Quantifying zooplankton swimming behavior: the question of scale, by L. Seuront, M.C. Brewer and J.R. Strickler
Identification of iterations in copepod populations using a qualitative
study of stage-structured population models, by S. Souissi and O. Bernard
SIMULATION
The importance of spatial scale in the modeling of aquatic ecosystems, by D.L. DeAngelis, W.M. Mooij and A. Basset
Patterns in models of plankton dynamics in a heterogeneous environment, by H. Malchow, A.B. Medvinsky and S.V. Petrovskii
Seeing the wood for the trees, and vice versa: pattern-oriented ecological modelling, by V. Grimm and U. Berger
Spatial dynamics of a benthic community: applying multiple models to a
single system, by D.D. Donalson, R.A. Desharnais, C.D. Robles and R. Nisbet
Effects of Langmuir circulation on buoyant particles, by E. Skyllingstad
Modeling of turbulent intermittency: multifractal stochastic processes and their simulation, by F.G. Schmitt
An application of lognormal theory to moderate Reynolds number turbulent structures, by H. Yamazaki and K.D. Squires
Numerical simulations of the flow field at the scale size of an individual copepod, by H. Jiang
Can turbulence reduce the energy costs of hovering for planktonic organisms?, by H. Yamazaki, K.D. Squires and J.R. Strickler
Utilising different levels of adaptation in individual-based modelling, by G. Huse and J. Giske
Using multi-agent systems to develop individual based models for copepods:
consequences of individual behavior and spatial heterogeneity on the
emerging properties at the population scale, by S. Souissi, V. Ginot L. Seuront and S.I. Uye
Modeling planktonic behavior as a complex adaptive system, by A.K. Yamazaki and D. Kamykowski
Discrete events based Lagrangian approach as a tool for modelling predator prey interactions in the plankton, by P. CaparroyMEASUREMENTS
Comparison of bio-optical scale resolution from CTD and microstructure measurements, by F. Wolk, L. Seuront, H. Yamazaki and S. Leterme
Measurement of zooplankton distributions with a high-resolution digital
camera system, by M.C. Benfield, C.J. Schwehm, R.G. Fredericks, G.
Squyres, S.F. Keenan and M.V. Trevorrow
Planktonic Layers: physical and biological interactions on the small-scale, by T.J. Cowles
Scales of Biological-Physical Coupling in the Equatorial Pacific, by P.G. Strutton and F.P Chavez
Acoustic remote sensing of photosynthetic activity in seagrass beds, by J.-P. Hermand
Multiscale in situ measurements of intertidal benthic production and respiration, by D. Davoult, A. Migné and N. Spilmont
Spatially Extensive, High Resolution Images of Rocky Shore Communities, by D. Blakeway, C. Robles, D. Fuentes and H.-L. Qiu
Food web dynamics in stable isotope ecology: time integration of different trophic levels, by C.M. O'Reilly, P. Verburg, R.E. Hecky, P.D. Plisnier and A.S. Cohen
Synchrotron-based infrared imaging of Euglena gracilis single cells, by C. Hirschmugl, M. Bunta and M. Giordano
Signaling during mating in the pelagic copepod, Temora longicornis, by J. Yen, A. Prusaz, M. Caun, M.H. Doall, J. Brown and J.R. Strickler
Experimental validation of an individual-based model for zooplankton swarming, by N.S. Banas, D.P. Wang and J. Yen
ANALYSIS
On skipjack tuna dynamics: similarity at several scales, by A.P. Solari, J.J. Castro and C. Bas
The temporal scaling of environmental variability in rivers and lakes, by H. Cyr, P.J. Dillon and J.E. Parker
Biogeochemical variability at the sea surface: how it is linked to process response times, by A. Mahadevan and J.W. Campbell
Challenges in the analysis and simulation of benthic community patterns, by M.P. Johnson
Fractal dimension estimation in studies of epiphytal and epilithic communities- strengths and weaknesses, by J. Davenport
Rank-size analysis and vertical phytoplankton distribution patterns, by J.G. Mitchell
An introduction to wavelets, by I.M. Dremin, Ivanov, O.V. and V.A. Nechitailo
Fractal characterization of spatial distributions of plankton on Georges Bank, by K.E. Fisher, P.H. Wiebe and B.D. Malamud
Orientation of sea fans perpendicular to the flow, by T.R. Osborn and G.K. Ostrader
Why are large, delicate, gelatinous organisms so successful in the ocean's interior?, by T.R. Osborn and D. Barber
Quantifying zooplankton swimming behavior: the question of scale, by L. Seuront, M.C. Brewer and J.R. Strickler
Identification of iterations in copepod populations using a qualitative
study of stage-structured population models, by S. Souissi and O. Bernard
SIMULATION
The importance of spatial scale in the modeling of aquatic ecosystems, by D.L. DeAngelis, W.M. Mooij and A. Basset
Patterns in models of plankton dynamics in a heterogeneous environment, by H. Malchow, A.B. Medvinsky and S.V. Petrovskii
Seeing the wood for the trees, and vice versa: pattern-oriented ecological modelling, by V. Grimm and U. Berger
Spatial dynamics of a benthic community: applying multiple models to a
single system, by D.D. Donalson, R.A. Desharnais, C.D. Robles and R. Nisbet
Effects of Langmuir circulation on buoyant particles, by E. Skyllingstad
Modeling of turbulent intermittency: multifractal stochastic processes and their simulation, by F.G. Schmitt
An application of lognormal theory to moderate Reynolds number turbulent structures, by H. Yamazaki and K.D. Squires
Numerical simulations of the flow field at the scale size of an individual copepod, by H. Jiang
Can turbulence reduce the energy costs of hovering for planktonic organisms?, by H. Yamazaki, K.D. Squires and J.R. Strickler
Utilising different levels of adaptation in individual-based modelling, by G. Huse and J. Giske
Using multi-agent systems to develop individual based models for copepods:
consequences of individual behavior and spatial heterogeneity on the
emerging properties at the population scale, by S. Souissi, V. Ginot L. Seuront and S.I. Uye
Modeling planktonic behavior as a complex adaptive system, by A.K. Yamazaki and D. Kamykowski
Discrete events based Lagrangian approach as a tool for modelling predator prey interactions in the plankton, by P. Caparroy
Editorial Reviews
"The articles … are an excellent selection using the scaling methods in measurement, analysis, and simulation. … [I] recommend the book for graduate students and researchers in an academic institution."
- E-Streams, Vol. 7, No. 9, Sept. 2004
