附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-298) and index.
How to Use This Book -- 1. Nature and Knowing: Theory and Ecology -- 2. The Forest Environment -- 3. The Tree in the Forest: The Response of Populations of Trees to the Environment -- 4. Implications of the Model for the Dynamics of Forest -- 5. Testing and Comparing the Model with the Real World -- 6. Sensitivity of the Model to Errors in Observations and in Concepts -- 7. Use of the Model for Global Environmental Problems -- 8. Use of the Model in Natural Resource Management -- 9. General Implications of the Model -- Appendix I: Some Additional Mathematical Notes -- Appendix II: Equations, Variables, and Constants -- Appendix III: Additional Information on the Calculation of Environmental Conditions -- Appendix IV: Initial Stand Used in Tables 6.1 and 6.2 -- Appendix V: Field Measurements Required to Provide Initial Conditions for the JABOWA-II Forest Model -- Appendix VI: Publications That Cite the JABOWA Model or One of Its Descendants.
摘要: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 analysed 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 and the ecological issues that confront society in the management of forests. It also explains the theoretical foundations of the model.
