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META-X®-Software for Metapopulation Viability Analysis

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  1. Karin Frank

    1. Dept. of Ecological Modelling, UFZ — Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Leipzig, Germany

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  2. Christian Wissel

    1. Dept. of Ecological Modelling, UFZ — Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Leipzig, Germany

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  3. Volker Grimm

    1. Dept. of Ecological Modelling, UFZ — Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Leipzig, Germany

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  4. Frank Köster

    1. Fachbereich Informatik, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany

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  5. Helmut Lorek

    1. Math Consulting Group AG, Zug, Switzerland

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  6. Michael Sonnenschein

    1. OFFIS — Oldenburg Research and Development Institute for Computer Science Tools and Systems, Oldenburg, Germany

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  1. UFZ — Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle
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  • Compared to the other existing programs, META-X supports the joint evaluation of comparative computer experiments, the automatic variation of model parameters and the visualization of the landscape by a graphical landscape editor
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Introduction

    • Karin Frank, Christian Wissel, Volker Grimm, Frank Köster, Helmut Lorek, Michael Sonnenschein
    Pages 1-7

  3. Contents

    • Karin Frank, Christian Wissel, Volker Grimm, Frank Köster, Helmut Lorek, Michael Sonnenschein
    Pages 9-11

  4. Installation

    • Karin Frank, Christian Wissel, Volker Grimm, Frank Köster, Helmut Lorek, Michael Sonnenschein
    Pages 13-14

  5. Basic Concepts

    • Karin Frank, Christian Wissel, Volker Grimm, Frank Köster, Helmut Lorek, Michael Sonnenschein
    Pages 15-23

  6. Guided Tour

    • Karin Frank, Christian Wissel, Volker Grimm, Frank Köster, Helmut Lorek, Michael Sonnenschein
    Pages 25-52

  7. The Project Tree

    • Karin Frank, Christian Wissel, Volker Grimm, Frank Köster, Helmut Lorek, Michael Sonnenschein
    Pages 53-59

  8. Scenarios and Experiments

    • Karin Frank, Christian Wissel, Volker Grimm, Frank Köster, Helmut Lorek, Michael Sonnenschein
    Pages 61-74

  9. Simulation and Evaluation

    • Karin Frank, Christian Wissel, Volker Grimm, Frank Köster, Helmut Lorek, Michael Sonnenschein
    Pages 75-84

  10. The Landscape Editor

    • Karin Frank, Christian Wissel, Volker Grimm, Frank Köster, Helmut Lorek, Michael Sonnenschein
    Pages 85-93

  11. Parameter Variation

    • Karin Frank, Christian Wissel, Volker Grimm, Frank Köster, Helmut Lorek, Michael Sonnenschein
    Pages 95-99

  12. Import, Export and Report

    • Karin Frank, Christian Wissel, Volker Grimm, Frank Köster, Helmut Lorek, Michael Sonnenschein
    Pages 101-106

  13. Reference

    • Karin Frank, Christian Wissel, Volker Grimm, Frank Köster, Helmut Lorek, Michael Sonnenschein
    Pages 107-118

  14. Goals, Methods, and Concepts of PVA

    • Karin Frank, Christian Wissel, Volker Grimm, Frank Köster, Helmut Lorek, Michael Sonnenschein
    Pages 119-139

  15. The META-X Model in Detail

    • Karin Frank, Christian Wissel, Volker Grimm, Frank Köster, Helmut Lorek, Michael Sonnenschein
    Pages 141-149

  16. Parameterizing META-X

    • Karin Frank, Christian Wissel, Volker Grimm, Frank Köster, Helmut Lorek, Michael Sonnenschein
    Pages 151-159

  17. Example Applications

    • Karin Frank, Christian Wissel, Volker Grimm, Frank Köster, Helmut Lorek, Michael Sonnenschein
    Pages 161-178

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 179-195
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About this book

Meta-X is a user-friendly computer program that allows students, teachers, and researchers to perform a metapopulation viability analysis i.e. to assess the extinction risk of (meta)populations on discrete, partially isolated patches of habitat, in a comfortable way. The CD comes with an extensive handbook which explains the basic concept of the program and takes you on a guided tour through a model experiment. It further provides the necessary scientific background on both metapopulation dynamics and population viability analysis.
A special feature of Meta-X is that it supports comparative analyses of alternative scenarios. This predestines Meta-X to serve as an aid for decision making in conservation management and landscape planning. Furthermore, handbook and software together provide an invaluable help in research and teaching.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. of Ecological Modelling, UFZ — Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Leipzig, Germany

    Karin Frank, Christian Wissel, Volker Grimm

  • Fachbereich Informatik, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany

    Frank Köster

  • Math Consulting Group AG, Zug, Switzerland

    Helmut Lorek

  • OFFIS — Oldenburg Research and Development Institute for Computer Science Tools and Systems, Oldenburg, Germany

    Michael Sonnenschein

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: META-X®-Software for Metapopulation Viability Analysis

  • Authors: Karin Frank, Christian Wissel, Volker Grimm, Frank Köster, Helmut Lorek, Michael Sonnenschein

  • Editors: UFZ — Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55723-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-44182-3Due: 11 December 2002

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-62906-8Published: 23 August 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-55723-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 195

  • Number of Illustrations: 94 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Ecology, Theory of Computation, Plant Sciences, Zoology, Mathematical and Computational Biology, Computer Appl. in Life Sciences

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