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Author:   William E. Grant (Texas A&M University, College Station) ,  Ellen K. Pedersen (Texas A&M University, College Station) ,  Sandra L. Marín (University de Magallanes, Punta Arenas, Chile) ,  Sandra L. Marin (all of Texas A&M University, USA)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.60cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.694kg
ISBN:  

9780471137863

ISBN 10:   0471137863
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   13 March 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Partial table of contents: THE SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE. Basic Concepts of Systems Analysis and Simulation. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK: FOUR PHASES OF SYSTEMS ANALYSIS. Conceptual-Model Formulation. Quantitative-Model Specification. PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SIMULATION-MODEL DEVELOPMENT AND USE. Modular Representation of System Structure and Dynamics. Reporting the Development and Use of Simulation Models. APPLICATION OF SIMULATION MODELS IN ECOLOGY. Population Dynamics: Effects of Density-Independent andDensity-Dependent Factors. APPLICATION OF SIMULATION MODELS IN NATURAL RESOURCEMANAGEMENT. Forest Management: Effects of Timber Harvest on the RelativeAbundance of Wildlife Species. References. About the CD-ROM. Index.

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Bill Grant has taught ecological modeling in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (WFSC) at Texas A&M University since 1976, has served on the Board of Governors and as President of the International Society for Ecological Modeling, and has been Associate Editor of the international journal Ecological Modelling since 1997. Ellen K. Pedersen is the author of Ecology and Natural Resource Management: Systems Analysis and Simulation, published by Wiley. Sandra L. Marín is the author of Ecology and Natural Resource Management: Systems Analysis and Simulation, published by Wiley.

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