Table of Contents
Preface
Contributors
Part 1. Introduction
- The Value of Ecological Modeling for Resource Management -- Virginia Dale
Part 2. Examples of Using Ecological Models for Resource Management
- Modeling for Endangered Species Recovery: Gray Wolves in the Western Great Lakes Region -- Jean Cochran, Robert Haight, and Anthony Starfield
- Modeling Fish Entrainment and Impingement Impacts: Bridging Science and Policy -- Webb Van Winkle and John Kadvany
- Large Scale Regional Assessments: Lessons Learned from the Southern Appalachian Assessment -- David Wear
Part 3. Key Issues
- Overcoming Barriers to the Use of Models in Environmental Decision Making -- Mark Harwell and Jack Gentile
- Barriers to the Use of Ecological Models in Decision Making -- Virginia Dale, Chris Rewerts, Webb Van Winkle, Mark Harwell, Mike Vasiesich, and Steve Hodapp
- Network Approaches to Landscape Conservation -- Tim Keitt
- Evolving Approaches and Technologies to Enhance the Role of Ecological Modeling in Decision Making -- Eric Gustafson, John Nestler, Louis Gross, Keith Reynolds, Daniel Yaussy, Thomas Maxwell, and Virginia Dale
- Data and Information Issues in Modeling for Resource Management Decision Making: Communication is the Key -- John Richardson and Cory Berish
- Effective Ecological Modeling for Use in Management Decisions: Data Issues -- Dave Hohler, Tom Ashwood, John Richardson, Lisa Olsen, Noble Hendrix, and Alison Williams
- Effective Use of Ecological Modeling in Management: the Toolkit Concept -- Steve Bartell
- Role of Computational Toolkits in Environmental Management -- Jeff Holland, Steven M. Bartell, Thomas G. Hallam, Tom Purucker, and Christopher J.E. Welsh
- Science and Management Investments Needed to Enhance the Use of Ecological Modeling in Decision Making -- Lev Ginzburg and Resit Akçakaya
- Education Investments in Environmental Science and Management -- Tom Maxwell, Jim Berkson, Tania Schoennagel, Karen A. Poiani, and Robert Costanza
Part 4. Finale
- What in the World Is Worth Fighting for? Using Models for Environmental Security -- Chris King and Virginia Dale
- New Directions in Ecological Modeling for Resource Management -- Virginia Dale
Index
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