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Cattail sleuths use forensic science to better understand spread of an invasive species Cattail sleuths use forensic science to better understand spread of an invasive species
No abstract available.
Authors
Joy Marburger, Steve Travis, Steve K. Windels
Mapping the invasive species, Chinese tallow with NASA EO1 satellite hyperion hyperspectral image data Mapping the invasive species, Chinese tallow with NASA EO1 satellite hyperion hyperspectral image data
No abstract available.
Authors
Amina Rangoonwala, Elijah Ramsey
Individual-based modeling of ecological and evolutionary processes Individual-based modeling of ecological and evolutionary processes
Individual-based models (IBMs) allow the explicit inclusion of individual variation in greater detail than do classical differential-equation and difference-equation models. Inclusion of such variation is important for continued progress in ecological and evolutionary theory. We provide a conceptual basis for IBMs by describing five major types of individual variation in IBMs: spatial...
Authors
Donald L. DeAngelis, Wolf M. Mooij
Artificial neural networks and ecological communities (Book Review: Modelling community structure in freshwater ecosystems) Artificial neural networks and ecological communities (Book Review: Modelling community structure in freshwater ecosystems)
No abstract available Review info: Modeling community structure in freshwater ecosystems. Edited by Sovan Lek, Michele Scardi, Piet F.M. Verdonschot, Jean-Pierre Descy, and Young-Seuk Park, 2005. ISBN: 3-540-23940-5, 518 pp.
Authors
Donald L. DeAngelis
Pattern-oriented modeling of agent-based complex systems: Lessons from ecology Pattern-oriented modeling of agent-based complex systems: Lessons from ecology
Agent-based complex systems are dynamic networks of many interacting agents; examples include ecosystems, financial markets, and cities. The search for general principles underlying the internal organization of such systems often uses bottom-up simulation models such as cellular automata and agent-based models. No general framework for designing, testing, and analyzing bottom-up models...
Authors
Volker Grimm, Eloy Revilla, Uta Berger, Florian Jeltsch, Wolf M. Mooij, Steven F. Railsback, Hans-Hermann Thulke, Jacob Weiner, Thorsten Wiegand, Donald L. DeAngelis
Remote sensing of coastal environments Remote sensing of coastal environments
Coastal ecosystems are transitional environments that are sensitively balanced between open water and upland landscapes. Worldwide, they exhibit extreme variations in areal extent, spatial complexity, and temporal variability. Sustaining these ecosystems requires the ability to monitor their biophysical features and controlling processes at high spatial and temporal resolutions but...
Authors
Elijah Ramsey III
Interpreting the results from multiple regression and structural equation models Interpreting the results from multiple regression and structural equation models
No abstract available.
Authors
James B. Grace, Kenneth A. Bollen
Historical subsidence and wetland loss in the Mississippi delta plain Historical subsidence and wetland loss in the Mississippi delta plain
Five representative areas of the Mississippi River delta plain were investigated using remote images, marsh elevations, water depths, sediment cores, and radiocarbon dates to estimate the timing, magnitudes, and relative rates of marsh erosion and land subsidence at geological and historical time scales. In the Terrebonne-Lafourche region of rapid interior-wetland loss, former marshes...
Authors
Robert A. Morton, Julie Bernier, John A. Barras, Nicholas F. Ferina
Foreign Nonindigenous Carps and Minnows (Cyprinidae) in the United States - A Guide to their Identification, Distribution, and Biology Foreign Nonindigenous Carps and Minnows (Cyprinidae) in the United States - A Guide to their Identification, Distribution, and Biology
No abstract available.
Authors
Pamela J. Schofield, James D. Williams, Leo G. Nico, Pamela L. Fuller, Matthew R. Thomas
Effects of prescribed fire in the coastal prairies of Texas Effects of prescribed fire in the coastal prairies of Texas
Prescribed fire is widely applied for habitat management in coastal ecosystems. Fire management plans typically list a variety of objectives for prescribed burning, including succession management, promotion of native flora and fauna, providing habitat for species of importance, wildfire risk reduction (fuels management), as well as reduction and/or prevention of invasive species. In...
Authors
James B. Grace, Larry K. Allain, Heather Q. Baldwin, Arlene G. Billock, William R. Eddleman, Aaron M. Given, Clint W. Jeske, Rebecca Moss
Migratory bird pathways and the Gulf of Mexico: Importance of Louisiana's coast Migratory bird pathways and the Gulf of Mexico: Importance of Louisiana's coast
Because of its geographic position, Louisiana plays an important role in the hemispheric-scale phenomenon known as the Nearctic-Neotropical bird migration system. Each year millions of landbirds migrate across or near to the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Birds migrate in large, broad fronts that sometimes exceed 2 million individuals, and there is an advantage for them to take a direct...
Authors
Gregory J. Smith, Wylie Barrow
Rapid subsidence and historical wetland loss in the Mississippi Delta Plain: Likely causes and future implications Rapid subsidence and historical wetland loss in the Mississippi Delta Plain: Likely causes and future implications
No abstract available.
Authors
Robert A. Morton, Julie Bernier, John A. Barras, Nicholas F. Ferina