Spatial Optimization in Ecological Applications
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: April 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9780231125451
Subjects: Applied ecology; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Linear programming; Management of land & natural resources; Science; Sociology; Ecology; Life Sciences - Ecology; Science / Ecology; Applied; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Mathematical models; Spatial ecology
Description: Whether discussing habitat placement for the northern spotted owl or black-tailed prairie dog or strategies for controlling exotic pests, this book explains how capturing ecological relationships across a landscape with pragmatic optimization models can be applied to real world problems. Using linear programming, Hof and Bevers show how it is possible for the researcher to include many thousands of choice variables and many thousands of constraints and still be quite confident of being able to solve the problem in hand with widely available software.