Ecological modeling:a common-sense approach to theory and practice

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Grant William E (William Edward), 1947-
Group Author: Swannack Todd M
Published: Blackwell Pub.,
Publisher Address: Malden, MA Oxford
Publication Dates: 2008.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xii, 155 p.: ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 140516168X (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781405161688 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Index Number: Q141
CLC: Q141
Call Number: Q141/G763
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-132) and index.
1. Introduction -- Pt. 1. Common-sense solutions: three exercises -- 1. Common-sense solutions -- Pt. 2. Modeling theory -- 3. Theory I: the conceptual model -- 4. Theory II: the quantitative model -- 5. Theory III: model evaluation -- 6. Theory IV: model application -- Pt. 3. Modeling practice -- 7. Some common pitfalls -- 8. The modeling process in practice -- Pt. 4. Theory, practice, and common sense -- 9. The common-sense problems revisted -- 10. Reflections -- App. A. Introduction to the ecological modeling literature -- App. B. Scientific reports for the examples in Chapter 2.