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Ecological Informatics

Scope, Techniques and Applications

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  • © 2006

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Editors:
  1. Friedrich Recknagel

    1. School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Australia

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  • The book provides numerous applications of ecological informatics to computational techniques for ecological analysis, synthesis and forecasting

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXXVI
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Ecological Applications of Fuzzy Logic

      • A. Salski
      Pages 3-14

    3. Ecological Applications of Qualitative Reasoning

      • B. Bredeweg, P. Salles, M. Neumann
      Pages 15-47

    4. Ecological Applications of Non-supervised Artificial Neural Networks

      • J. L. Giraudel, S. Lek
      Pages 49-67

    5. Ecological Applications of Genetic Algorithms

      • D. Morrall
      Pages 69-83

    6. Ecological Applications of Evolutionary Computation

      • P. A. Whigham, G. B. Fogel
      Pages 85-107

    7. Ecological Applications of Adaptive Agents

      • F. Recknagel
      Pages 109-124

    8. Bio-Inspired Design of Computer Hardware by Self-Replicating Cellular Automata

      • G. Tempesti, D. Mange, A. Stauffer, E. Petraglio
      Pages 125-147

  3. Prediction and Elucidation of Stream Ecosystems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
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    2. Development and Application of Predictive River Ecosystem Models Based on Classification Trees and Artificial Neural Networks

      • P. Goethals, A. Dedecker, W. Gabriels, N. De Pauw
      Pages 151-167

    3. Modelling Ecological Interrelations in Running Water Ecosystems with Artificial Neural Networks

      • I. M. Schleiter, M. Obach, R. Wagner, H. Werner, H. -H. Schmidt, D. Borchardt
      Pages 169-186

    4. Non-linear Approach to Grouping, Dynamics and Organizational Informatics of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities in Streams by Artificial Neural Networks

      • T. -S. Chon, Y. S. Park, I. -S. Kwak, E. Y. Cha
      Pages 187-238

    5. Elucidation of Hypothetical Relationships between Habitat Conditions and Macroinvertebrate Assemblages in Freshwater Streams by Artificial Neural Networks

      • H. Hoang, F. Recknagel, J. Marshall, S. Choy
      Pages 239-251

  5. Prediction and Elucidation of Lake and Marine Ecosystems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 307-307
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    2. A Comparison between Neural Network Based and Multiple Regression Models for Chlorophyll-a Estimation

      • C. Karul, S. Soyupak
      Pages 309-323
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About this book

Ecological Informatics promotes interdisciplinary research between ecology and computer science on elucidation of principles of information processing in ecosystems, ecological sustainability by informed decision making, and bio-inspired computation. The 2nd edition of the book consolidates the scope, concepts, and techniques of this newly emerging discipline by a new preface and additional chapters on cellular automata, qualitative reasoning, hybrid evolutionary algorithms and artificial neural networks. It illustrates numerous applications of Ecological Informatics for aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, image recognition at micro- and macro-scale as well as computer hardware design.

Case studies focus on applications of artificial neural networks, evolutionary computation, cellular automata, adaptive agents, fuzzy logic as well as qualitative reasoning.

The 2nd edition of the book includes an index with novel evolutionary algorithms for the discovery of multiple nonlinear functions and rule sets as well as parameter optimisation in complex ecological data.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Australia

    Friedrich Recknagel

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