Systems Analysis and Simulation in Ecology. Volume I

Content: 
Contributors, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
List of Contributors, Pages xi-xii
Preface, Pages xiii-xv, BERNARD C. PATTEN
INTRODUCTION TO MODELING, Pages 1-2
1 - A Primer for Ecological Modeling and Simulation with Analog and Digital Computers, Pages 3-121, BERNARD C. PATTEN
2 - A Rationale for Modeling Dynamic Ecological Systems, Pages 123-194, NORMAN E. KOWAL
INTRODUCTION TO ONE-SPECIES MODELS, Pages 195-196
3 - Dynamics of Microbial Populations, Pages 197-267, F.M. WILLIAMS
4 - Of Sowbugs and Systems: The Ecological Bioenergetics of a Terrestrial Isopod, Pages 269-324, STEPHEN P. HUBBELL
5 - Computer Analysis of Predation Energetics in the Largemouth Bass, Pages 325-363, NORMAN R. GLASS
INTRODUCTION TO THE ECOSYSTEM: SIMULATION, Pages 365-366
6 - A Finite Difference Model for Simulation of Dynamic Processes in Ecosystems, Pages 367-440, RAY R. LASSITER, DON W. HAYNE
7 - Systems Approaches to the Study of Forest Floor Arthropods, Pages 441-477, ROBERT V. O'NEILL
8 - A Compartment Model Simulation of Secondary Succession, Pages 479-511, LEWIS J. BLEDSOE, GEORGE M. VAN DYNE
9 - Analog Computer Models of “The Wolves of Isle Royale”, Pages 513-541, EDWARD J. RYKIEL JR., NANCY T. KUENZEL
10 - Computer Simulation of Energy Flow in Cedar Bog Lake, Minnesota Based on the Classical Studies of Lindeman, Pages 543-582, RICHARD B. WILLIAMS
Coda, Pages 583-584
Author Index, Pages 585-590
Subject Index, Pages 591-607