Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling
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With descriptions of hundreds of the most important environmental and ecological models, this handbook is a unique and practical reference source. The Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling is ideal for those working in environmental modeling, including regulators and managers who wish to understand the models used to make assessments. Overviews of more than 360 models are easily accessed in this handbook, allowing readers to quickly locate information they need about models available in a given ecosystem.
The material in the Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling is logically arranged according to ecosystem. Each of the sixteen chapters of the handbook covers a particular ecosystem, and includes not only the descriptions of the models, but also an overview of the state-of-the-art in modeling for that particular ecosystem. A summary of the spectrum of available models is also provided in each chapter. The extensive table of contents and the easy-to-use index put materials immediately at your fingertips.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Development of Environmental Models
Scope of the Book
State of the Art of Modeling
How to Use the Handbook
Biogeochemical Models of Aquatic Ecosystems
Characteristics of Models for Aquatic Ecosystems
An Overview of Models for Rivers and Streams
Models of Rivers and Streams
An Overview of Models for Lakes and Reservoirs
Models for Lakes and Reservoirs
Overview of Marine Models
Marine Models
Overview of Models of Wetlands
Models of Wetlands
Overview of Groundwater Models
Groundwater Models
Models of Waste Water Treatment Plants, An Overview
Waste Water Models
Biogeochemical Models in Ecotoxicology
Introduction
Characteristic Features and Classification of Ecotoxicological Models
The Application of Models in Ecotoxicology
An Overview of Pesticide Models
Models of Pesticides
An Overview: Models of Other Toxic Organic
Compounds
Models of Other Organic Compounds
An Overview: Models of Heavy Metals, Radionuclides and Other Inorganic Compounds in the Environment
Models of Heavy Metals, Radionuclides and Other Inorganic Compounds in the Environment
Models of Terrestrial Ecosystems
General Considerations on Modeling Terrestrial Ecosystems
An Illustration: A Complex Hierarchical Model
Growth Equations
Overview of Agricultural Models
Agricultural Models
An Overview of Forestry Models
Forestry Models
An Overview: Models of Other Terrestrial Ecosystems
Models of Other Terrestrial Ecosystems
Models of Atmospheric Pollution and Climate
General Considerations on Modeling Air Pollution and Climatic Changes
Models of the Distribution and Effect of Acidic Rain
Plume Dispersion
An Overview: Models of Air Pollution
Models of Air Pollution
Landscape Models and Modeling Tools
Introduction
An Overview: Models of Regions and Landscape
Models of Regions and Landscape
An Overview: Auxiliary Models as Modeling Tools
Auxiliary Models as Modeling Tools
Modeling Population Dynamics
Introduction
Interaction between Populations
Modeling Age Structure for Management of Natural Resources
Modeling the Primary Production/The Photosynthesis: An Overview
Models for the Primary Production and the Photosynthesis
An Overview of Modeling Population Dynamics
Population Dynamic Models
References
Index
Editorial Reviews
"The authors have met their primary objective of providing an overview of the spectrum of models that is available for a wide variety of ecosystems and ecological topics. The introductory sections of the chapters provide useful summaries of the characteristic features of the models in the various areas, and all the models are described in a standardized format which greatly facilitates general understanding and comparison... The authors do provide complete contact information (address, phone, fax, e-mail) for each model developer, which, in fact, may be one of the most valuable aspects of the book... The text should be a valuable reference for ecological modelers."
-Ecological Engineering, 16 (2000) 303-304
