Quantitative Analysis and Simulation of Mediterranean Coastal Ecosystems
Author : T. Hopkins
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,60 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Biotic communities
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Author : T. Hopkins
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,60 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Biotic communities
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Author : Unesco
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,49 MB
Release : 1983
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Page : 170 pages
File Size : 48,71 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Coastal ecology
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Page : 158 pages
File Size : 23,26 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Biological models
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Author : G. C. Carrada
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Page : 158 pages
File Size : 19,58 MB
Release : 1983
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Author : G. Carrada
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Page : 158 pages
File Size : 30,9 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Biological models
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Author : Gerald J. Bakus
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 43,68 MB
Release : 2007-01-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 0470044403
Quantitative methods specifically tailored for the marine biologist While there are countless texts published on quantitative methods and many texts that cover quantitative terrestrial ecology, this text fills the need for the special quantitative problems confronting marine biologists and biological oceanographers. The author combines common quantitative techniques with recent advances in quantitative methodology and then demonstrates how these techniques can be used to study marine organisms, their behaviors, and their interactions with the environment. Readers learn how to better design experiments and sampling, employ sophisticated mathematical techniques, and accurately interpret and communicate the results. Most of this text is written at an introductory level, with a few topics that advance to more complex themes. Among the topics covered are plot/plotless sampling, biometrics, experimental design, game theory, optimization, time trends, modeling, and environmental impact assessments. Even readers new to quantitative methods will find the material accessible, with plenty of features to engage their interest, promote learning, and put their knowledge into practice: * One or more examples are provided to illustrate each individual quantitative technique presented in the text * The accompanying CD-ROM features two multimedia programs, several statistical programs, help to run complex statistical programs, and additional information amplifying topics covered in the text * References lead readers to additional information to pursue individual topics in greater depth Quantitative Analysis of Marine Biological Communities, with its extensive use of examples, is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students in marine biology. Marine biologists, regardless of their level of experience, will also discover new approaches to quantitative analysis tailored to the particular needs of their field.
Author : R.B. Abel
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 28,73 MB
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0203476182
Arising out of The Third International Symposium held in New Jersey, this book represents the state-of-the-art in ocean management. From the Baltic to the Caribbean, from the Adriatic to the Atlantic, the problems of ocean management are fully discussed, and proposals made to meet the challenges of the next decade. This book will be of immense interest and use to anyone working in coastal and ocean management and is an invaluable work reference.
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Page : 716 pages
File Size : 32,30 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Power resources
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Author : Marco Ortiz
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 11,72 MB
Release : 2020-12-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030582116
The book presents a collection of large-scale network-modeling studies on coastal systems in Latin America. It includes a novel description of the functioning of coastal complex ecosystems and also predicts how natural and human-made disturbances percolate through the networks. Coastal areas belong to the most populated ecosystems around the globe, and are massively influenced by human impacts such as shipping, mining, fisheries, tourism, pollution and human settlements. Even though many of these activities have facilitated socio-economic development, they have also caused a significant deterioration in natural populations, communities and ecosystems worldwide. Covering coastal marine ecosystems of Latin America such as the NE and SE Pacific, NW Atlantic and Caribbean areas, it discusses the construction of quantitative (Ecopath-Ecosim-Ecospace and Centrality of Node Sets) and semi-quantitative (Loop Analysis) multispecies trophic-network models to describe and assess the impacts of natural and human interventions like pelagic and benthic fishing as well as natural events such as El Niño, and La Niña. The book also features steady state (and/or near moving equilibrium) and dynamical models to support the management of exploited organisms, and applies and quantifies macroscopic indices, based on Ascendency (Ulanowicz) and Local Stability (Levins ́ Loop Analysis). Further, it discusses the determination of the Keystone Species Complex Index, which is a holistic extension of the classical concept of Keystone Species (Paine), offering novel strategies for conservation monitoring and management.