Description |
xii, 352 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm |
Contents |
1. Development of forest and landscape modeling approaches / David J. Mladenoff and William L. Baker -- 2. Modeling the competitive dynamics and distribution of tree species along moisture gradients / John P. Caspersen, John A. Silander, Jr. and Charles D. Canham / [et al.] -- 3. Spatial and temporal impacts of adjacent areas on the dynamics of species diversity in a primary forest / Jianguo Liu, Kalan Ickes and Peter S. Ashton / [et al.] -- 4. Scaling fine-scale processes to large-scale patterns using models derived from models: meta-models / Dean L. Urban, Miguel F. Acevedo and Steven L. Garman -- 5. Simulating landscape vegetation dynamics of Bryce Canyon National Park with the vital attributes/fuzzy systems model VAFS/LANDSIM / David W. Roberts and David W. Betz -- 6. Design, behavior and application of LANDIS, an object-oriented model of forest landscape disturbance and succession / David J. Mladenoff and Hong S. He |
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7. Predicting forest fire effects at landscape scales / Robert H. Gardner, William H. Romme and Monica G. Turner -- 8. Mechanistic modeling of landscape fire patterns / Mark A. Finney -- 9. Achieving sustainable forest structures on fire-prone landscapes while pursuing multiple goals / John Sessions, K. Norman Johnson and Jerry F. Franklin / [et al.] -- 10. Modeling the driving factors and ecological consequences of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon / Virginia H. Dale and Scott M. Pearson -- 11. Spatial simulation of the effects of human and natural disturbance regimes on landscape structure / William L. Baker -- 12. HARVEST: linking timber harvesting strategies to landscape patterns / Eric J. Gustafson and Thomas R. Crow -- 13. Progress and future directions in spatial modeling of forest landscapes / William L. Baker and David J. Mladenoff |
Notes |
Papers presented at a symposium in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A., 1997 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
Subject |
Forest dynamics -- Computer simulation -- Congresses.
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Landscape ecology -- Computer simulation -- Congresses.
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Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Author |
Baker, William L. (William Lawrence)
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Mladenoff, David J.
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LC no. |
98050552 |
ISBN |
052163122X (hardback) |
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