Overview
- Content and structure are based on the data-life cycle
- Provides examples of data life-cycle management in various sub-disciplines of ecology
- Written by the leading experts in the field
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Managing Ecological Data
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Analysis, Synthesis and Forecasting of Ecological Data
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Communicating and Informing Decisions
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About this book
This book introduces readers to ecological informatics as an emerging discipline that takes into account the data-intensive nature of ecology, the valuable information to be found in ecological data, and the need to communicate results and inform decisions, including those related to research, conservation and resource management. At its core, ecological informatics combines developments in information technology and ecological theory with applications that facilitate ecological research and the dissemination of results to scientists and the public. Its conceptual framework links ecological entities (genomes, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, landscapes) with data management, analysis and synthesis, and communicates new findings to inform decisions by following the course of a loop.
In comparison to the 2nd edition published in 2006, the 3rd edition of Ecological Informatics has been completely restructured on the basis of the generic conceptual f
ramework provided in Figure 1. It reflects the significant advances in data management, analysis and synthesis that have been made over the past 10 years, including new remote and in situ sensing techniques, the emergence of ecological and environmental observatories, novel evolutionary computations for knowledge discovery and forecasting, and new approaches to communicating results and informing decisions.
Editors and Affiliations
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ecological Informatics
Book Subtitle: Data Management and Knowledge Discovery
Editors: Friedrich Recknagel, William K. Michener
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59928-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-59926-7Published: 06 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86737-3Published: 14 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-59928-1Published: 21 September 2017
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: VII, 482
Number of Illustrations: 54 b/w illustrations, 119 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Management, Ecology, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Database Management