Dynamic Modeling for Marine Conservation
The oceans are shrinking. They're not literally shrinking; warming in the last century has actually expanded the sea enough to threaten low-lying coastal lands that are vul nerable to storm surge. During the same interval, however, events on land have in
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Matthias Ruth Bruce Hannon
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MODELING DYNAMIC SYSTEMS
Modeling Dynamic Biological Systems Bruce Hannon andMatthias Ruth Modeling Dynamic Economic Systems Matthias Ruthand Bruce Hannon Dynamic Modeling in the Health Sciences James L Hargrove Modeling and Simulation in Science and Mathematics Education Wallace Feurzeig and Nancy Roberts. Editors Dynamic Modeling of Environmental Systems Michael L Deaton and James J. Winebrake Dynamic Modeling, SecondEdition Bruce Hannon and Matthias Ruth Modeling Dynamic Climate Systems Walter A. Robinson Dynamic Modeling for MarineConservation Matthias Ruth and James Lindholm. Editors
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Matthias Ruth Environmental Program School of Public Affairs Van Munching Hali University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-1821, USA
]ames Lindholm Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary 175 Edward Foster Road Scituate, MA 02066, USA
Series Editors Matthias Ruth Environmental Program School of Public Affairs Van Munching Hali University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-1821, USA
Bruce Hannon Department of Geography 220 Davenport Hali, MC 150 University of Illinois Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Cover photograph: Kelp beds are extremely complex and critical marine habitats. Wise management of both kelp beds and the animals that depend on them is key to the future of our marine ecosystem. OAR!National Undersea Research Program (NURP) http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/nurp. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dynamic modeling for marine conservation / editors, Matthias Ruth, ]ames Lindholm. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) Additional material to this book can be downloaded from http://extras.springer.com. ISBN 978-1-4612-6544-3 ISBN 978-1-4613-0057-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4613-0057-1
1. Conservation biology--Computer simulation. 2. Marine biological diversity conservation--Computer simulation. 1. Ruth, Matthias. II. Lindholm, ]ames, 1968QH75 .D96 2001 333.91'6416'oOl3--dc21 2001032840
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