Forest Dynamics: An Ecological Model - Hardcover

Botkin, Daniel B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195065557 ISBN 13: 9780195065558

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1993

Synopsis

Over the past two decades, the author has developed and refined an extremely useful simulation model of forest growth. The JABOWA model was the first successful application of digital computer simulation to a complex natural ecosystem. Effects of global warming, acid rain, and commercial forest harvesting practices have been analyzed with this model. Offering a fresh perspective on ecological phenomena, Forest Dynamics provides all the information necessary to understand and use the model. Written for students and professionals in forestry and ecology, the book sets the forest model within the broader context of the science of ecology and the ecological issues that confront society in the management of forests. It also explains the theoretical foundations of the model.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This book is designed for two related uses: as a technical manual for those who will use the JABOWA-II computer model of forest growth, which is available as a companion to this book for use on microcomputers; and as a description and discussion of the model, its background, its applications and its limitations and needs for additional work and improvement, for those who wish only to become familiar with the concepts and background of the model but do not plan to use it themselves.

About the Author:

Daniel B. Botkin is at George Mason University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0195065557
• ISBN 13: 9780195065558
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 328