Data and Models in Action
Subtitle: Methodological Issues in Production Ecology
By: edited by A. Stein, F. W. T. Penning Vries
Contributors: Vries, F. W. T. Penning
Series: Current Issues in Production Ecology -- 5; Current Issues in Production Ecology -- 5
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9789048151813; 9789401592178
Subjects: Life sciences; Statistics; Agriculture; Geographical information systems; Systems theory
Description: This book addresses methodological issues of production ecology, and contains scientific contributions written by nine specialists. A central issue is the combination of the agricultural model with reliable data in relation to scale. A model is developed with data from a single point, whereas decisions are to be made for areas of land. Such an approach requires the use of a skilful treatment of available data and information. The book is divided into four parts. Advanced information science yields the best possible models in an efficient way. Geographical Information Systems combine various layers of spatial information. Statistics upscale local information towards regions and test its reliability. Modern trends in automated modeling are identified. The book is illustrated with various practical studies, ranging from the individual model to the whole European Community. It aims at a readership of graduate and post-graduate agricultural scientists, practitioners and politicians.
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