Part I Introduction
Chapter 1
Backgrounds and Scope of Ecological Modelling:
Between Intellectual Adventure and Scientific Routine
Chapter 2
What Are the General Conditions Under Which Ecological Models Can be Applied?
Chapter 3
Historical Background of Ecological Modelling and Its Importance for Modern Ecology
Part II Modelling Techniques and Approaches
Chapter 4
System Analysis and Context Assessment
Chapter 5
Steady State Models of Ecological Systems: EcoPath Approach to Mass-Balanced System Descriptions
Chapter 6
Ordinary Differential Equations
Chapter 7
Partial Differential Equations
Chapter 8
Cellular Automata in Ecological Modelling
Chapter 9
Leslie Matrices
Chapter 10
Modelling Ecological Processes with Fuzzy Logic Approaches
Chapter 11
Grammar-Based Models and Fractals
Chapter 12
Individual-Based Models
Chapter 13
Modelling Species’ Distributions
Chapter 14
Decision Trees in Ecological Modelling
Part III Application Fields, Case Studies and Examples
Chapter 15
Neutral Models and the Analysis of Landscape Structure
Chapter 16
Stage-Structured Integro-Differential Models: Application to Invasion Ecology
Chapter 17
Modelling Resilience and Phase Shifts in Coral Reefs: Application of Different Modelling Approaches
Chapter 18
Trophic Cascades and Food Web Stability in Fish Communities of the Everglades
Chapter 19
Lake Glumsø: Case Study on Modelling a Small Danish Lake
Chapter 20
Biophysical Models: An Evolving Tool in Marine Ecological Research
Chapter 21
Modelling the Everglades Ecosystem
Chapter 22
Model Integration: Application in Ecology and for Management
Part IV Integrative Approaches in Ecological Modeling
Chapter 23
How Valid Are Model Results? Assumptions, Validity Range and Documentation
Chapter 24
Perspectives in Ecological Modelling
