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Spatial Optimization for Managed Ecosystems
Hof, John; Bevers, Michael
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Description for Spatial Optimization for Managed Ecosystems
Paperback. This book presents ideas and methods for directly optimizing the spatial layout of the landscape features in which an ecosystem functions. There is rich discussion of wildlife habitat issues as well as chapters on recreation, timber management, water runoff, and pest management. Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems. Num Pages: 320 pages, 48 illus. BIC Classification: RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 817.
Spatial optimization is a methodology used to maximize or minimize a management objective, given the limited area, finite resources, and spatial relationships in an ecosystem. Optimization approaches can be used to evaluate a great variety of options and allow tradeoff analyses that might be impossible with other methods. This book presents ideas and methods for directly optimizing the spatial layout of the landscape features in which an ecosystem functions. The problems Hof and Bevers address are complex, and the book relies heavily on mathematical presentations; the ideas are explained in a tutorial fashion that allows readers to grasp the general ... Read more
Spatial optimization is a methodology used to maximize or minimize a management objective, given the limited area, finite resources, and spatial relationships in an ecosystem. Optimization approaches can be used to evaluate a great variety of options and allow tradeoff analyses that might be impossible with other methods. This book presents ideas and methods for directly optimizing the spatial layout of the landscape features in which an ecosystem functions. The problems Hof and Bevers address are complex, and the book relies heavily on mathematical presentations; the ideas are explained in a tutorial fashion that allows readers to grasp the general ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Complexity in Ecological Systems
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231106375
SKU
V9780231106375
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99-15
About Hof, John; Bevers, Michael
John Hof is a project leader, and Michael Bevers is a research scientist at the USDA Forest Service's Rocky Mountain Research Station in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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