Ecological Modelling

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2009, volume 220, articles 24

Challenges of simulating complex environmental systems at the landscape scale: A controversial dialogue between two cups of espresso pp. 3481-3489

Ralf Seppelt, Felix Müller, Boris Schröder and Martin Volk

Incorporating spatial autocorrelation into cellular automata model: An application to the dynamics of Chinese tamarisk (Tamarix chinensis Lour.) pp. 3490-3498

Daqian Wu, Jian Liu, Gaosheng Zhang, Wenjuan Ding, Wei Wang and Renqing Wang

Spatial prediction of species’ distributions from occurrence-only records: combining point pattern analysis, ENFA and regression-kriging pp. 3499-3511

Tomislav Hengl, Henk Sierdsema, Andreja Radović and Arta Dilo

The performance of state-of-the-art modelling techniques depends on geographical distribution of species pp. 3512-3520

Mathieu Marmion, Miska Luoto, Risto K. Heikkinen and Wilfried Thuiller

Herding tendency as an aggregating factor in a binary mixture of social entities pp. 3521-3526

Dranreb Earl O. Juanico

Design of a Domain Specific Language for modelling processes in landscapes pp. 3527-3535

P. Degenne, D. Lo Seen, D. Parigot, R. Forax, A. Tran, A. Ait Lahcen, O. Curé and R. Jeansoulin

Neutral modelling of agricultural landscapes by tessellation methods—Application for gene flow simulation pp. 3536-3545

F. Le Ber, C. Lavigne, K. Adamczyk, F. Angevin, N. Colbach, J.-F. Mari and H. Monod

A phenomenological model without dispersal kernel to model species migration pp. 3546-3554

F. Saltré, I. Chuine, S. Brewer and C. Gaucherel

Simulating forest succession after blowdown events: The crucial role of space for a realistic management pp. 3555-3564

Anja Rammig and Lorenz Fahse

Spatially explicit modeling of overstory manipulations in young forests: Effects on stand structure and light pp. 3565-3575

Douglas G. Sprugel, Katherine G. Rascher, Rolf Gersonde, Martin Dovčiak, James A. Lutz and Charles B. Halpern

Are savannas patch-dynamic systems? A landscape model pp. 3576-3588

Aristides Moustakas, Konstantinos Sakkos, Kerstin Wiegand, David Ward, Katrin M. Meyer and Dirk Eisinger

Modelling the effect of in-stream and overland dispersal on gene flow in river networks pp. 3589-3598

A. Chaput-Bardy, C. Fleurant, C. Lemaire and J. Secondi

GIS-based modeling of the geographic distribution of Quercus emoryi Torr. (Fagaceae) in México and identification of significant environmental factors influencing the species’ distribution pp. 3599-3611

María de Jesús Torres-Meza, Alma Delia Báez-González, Luis Humberto Maciel-Pérez, Esperanza Quezada-Guzmán and J. Santos Sierra-Tristán

Urban ecological security assessment and forecasting, based on a cellular automata model: A case study of Guangzhou, China pp. 3612-3620

Jian-zhou Gong, Yan-sui Liu, Bei-cheng Xia and Guan-wei Zhao

Evaluation of suitable tiger habitat in Chandoli National Park, India, using spatial modelling of environmental variables pp. 3621-3629

Ekwal Imam, S.P.S. Kushwaha and Aditya Singh

Using and comparing two nonparametric methods (CART and MARS) to model the potential distribution of gullies pp. 3630-3637

Álvaro Gómez Gutiérrez, Susanne Schnabel and J. Francisco Lavado Contador

A spatial model of white sturgeon rearing habitat in the lower Columbia River, USA pp. 3638-3646

James R. Hatten and Michael J. Parsley

Modelling of spatio-temporal population dynamics of earthworms under wetland conditions—An integrated approach pp. 3647-3657

Peter Vorpahl, Sylvia Moenickes and Otto Richter

2009, volume 220, articles 23

Modelling tritrophic interactions mediated by induced defence volatiles pp. 3241-3247

Ying Hu Liu, De Li Liu, Min An, Yin Lian Fu, Ren Sen Zeng, Shi Ming Luo, Hanwen Wu and Jim Pratley

Invasive species distribution modeling (iSDM): Are absence data and dispersal constraints needed to predict actual distributions? pp. 3248-3258

Tomáš Václavík and Ross K. Meentemeyer

Multiple sources of predictive uncertainty in modeled estimates of net ecosystem CO2 exchange pp. 3259-3270

Stephen Mitchell, Keith Beven and Jim Freer

Incorporating behaviour into simple models of dispersal using the biological control agent Dicyphus hesperus pp. 3271-3279

Brian O. Ma, Brad H. Davis, David R. Gillespie and Sherah L. VanLaerhoven

A methodological approach to develop “contaminant migration–population effects” models pp. 3280-3290

Luigi Monte

Adapting empirical equations to Lake Kinneret data by using three calibration methods pp. 3291-3300

Yael Gilboa, Eran Friedler and Gideon Gal

Development of an integrated decision-support model for density management within jack pine stand-types pp. 3301-3324

Peter F. Newton

Modelling of the relationship moisture content to nutrient transformation rate in river sediments pp. 3325-3330

Yana Topalova, Yovana Todorova, Antoaneta Panova and Irina Schneider

Predicting functional response and size selectivity of juvenile Notonecta maculata foraging on Daphnia magna pp. 3331-3341

André Gergs and Hans Toni Ratte

Adsorption distribution impact on preferential transport within horizontal flow constructed wetland (HFCW) pp. 3342-3352

Adrien Wanko, Gabriela Tapia, Robert Mosé and Caroline Gregoire

Epidemiological risk assessment using linked network and grid based modelling: Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae in the UK pp. 3353-3361

Thomas D. Harwood, Xiangming Xu, Marco Pautasso, Mike J. Jeger and Michael W. Shaw

Leaf litter decomposition—Estimates of global variability based on Yasso07 model pp. 3362-3371

M. Tuomi, T. Thum, H. Järvinen, S. Fronzek, B. Berg, M. Harmon, J.A. Trofymow, S. Sevanto and J. Liski

Modeling carbon sequestration under zero-tillage at the regional scale. II. The influence of crop rotation and soil type pp. 3372-3379

Thomas Gaiser, Mohammad Abdel-Razek and Heike Bakara

Simulating dynamic and mixed-severity fire regimes: A process-based fire extension for LANDIS-II pp. 3380-3393

Brian R. Sturtevant, Robert M. Scheller, Brian R. Miranda, Douglas Shinneman and Alexandra Syphard

Invasion with stage-structured coupled map lattices: Application to the spread of scentless chamomile pp. 3394-3403

T. de-Camino-Beck and M.A. Lewis

An agent-based model for simulating trading of multi-species fisheries quota pp. 3404-3412

L. Richard Little, André E. Punt, Bruce D. Mapstone, Gavin A. Begg, Barry Goldman and Ashley J. Williams

Spatial and mass balanced trophic models of La Rinconada Marine Reserve (SE Pacific coast), a protected benthic ecosystem: Management strategy assessment pp. 3413-3423

Marco Ortiz, Miguel Avendaño, Leonardo Campos and Fernando Berrios

Predicting national sustainability: The convergence of energetic, economic and environmental realities pp. 3424-3438

Mark T. Brown, Matthew J. Cohen and Sharlynn Sweeney

A fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) approach to eco-environmental vulnerability assessment for the danjiangkou reservoir area, China pp. 3439-3447

Lu Li, Zhi-Hua Shi, Wei Yin, Dun Zhu, Sai Leung Ng, Chong-Fa Cai and A-Lin Lei

The effects of aggregation on the performance of the inverse method and indicators of network analysis pp. 3448-3464

Galen A. Johnson, Nathalie Niquil, Harald Asmus, Cédric Bacher, Ragnhild Asmus and Daniel Baird

On the consequences of aggregation and balancing of networks on system properties derived from ecological network analysis pp. 3465-3471

Dan Baird, Brian D. Fath, Robert E. Ulanowicz, Harald Asmus and Ragnhild Asmus

A note on density dependence in population models pp. 3472-3474

J.V. Ross

2009, volume 220, articles 22

Ecological network analyses and their use for establishing reference domain in functional assessment of an estuary pp. 3113-3122

Robert R. Christian, Mark M. Brinson, James K. Dame, Galen Johnson, Charles H. Peterson and Daniel Baird

Comparative network analysis toward characterization of systemic organization for human–environmental sustainability pp. 3123-3132

Daniel A. Fiscus

Using social network analysis tools in ecology: Markov process transition models applied to the seasonal trophic network dynamics of the Chesapeake Bay pp. 3133-3140

Jeffrey C. Johnson, Joseph J. Luczkovich, Stephen P. Borgatti and Tom A.B. Snijders

The sensitivity of food web topology to temporal data aggregation pp. 3141-3146

Ferenc Jordán and Györgyi Osváth

Adaptations in a hierarchical food web of southeastern Lake Michigan pp. 3147-3162

Ann E. Krause, Ken A. Frank, Michael L. Jones, Thomas F. Nalepa, Richard P. Barbiero, Charles P. Madenjian, Megan Agy, Marlene S. Evans, William W. Taylor, Doran M. Mason and Nancy J. Leonard

Ecological network analysis for water use systems—A case study of the Yellow River Basin pp. 3163-3173

Y. Li, B. Chen and Z.F. Yang

Throughflow analysis: A stochastic approach pp. 3174-3181

L. Matamba, C. Kazanci, J.R. Schramski, M. Blessing, P. Alexander and B.C. Patten

Invasive species impacts on ecosystem structure and function: A comparison of the Bay of Quinte, Canada, and Oneida Lake, USA, before and after zebra mussel invasion pp. 3182-3193

Andrea L. Jaeger Miehls, Doran M. Mason, Kenneth A. Frank, Ann E. Krause, Scott D. Peacor and William W. Taylor

Invasive species impacts on ecosystem structure and function: A comparison of Oneida Lake, New York, USA, before and after zebra mussel invasion pp. 3194-3209

Andrea L. Jaeger Miehls, Doran M. Mason, Kenneth A. Frank, Ann E. Krause, Scott D. Peacor and William W. Taylor

Comparing network analysis methodologies for consumer–resource relations at species and ecosystems scales pp. 3210-3218

Ursula M. Scharler and Brian D. Fath

Dynamic environ analysis of compartmental systems: A computational approach pp. 3219-3224

Jane Shevtsov, Caner Kazanci and Bernard C. Patten

The Reynolds transport theorem: Application to ecological compartment modeling and case study of ecosystem energetics pp. 3225-3232

J.R. Schramski, B.C. Patten, C. Kazanci, D.K. Gattie and N.N. Kellam

Control system approaches to ecological systems analysis: Invariants and frequency response pp. 3233-3240

E.W. Tollner, C. Kazanci, J.R. Schramski and B.C. Patten

2009, volume 220, articles 21

A system dynamics model for the management of the Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum (Adams and Reeve, 1850) in the Bay of Arcachon (France) pp. 2828-2837

J. Bald, A. Sinquin, A. Borja, N. Caill-Milly, B. Duclercq, C. Dang and X. de Montaudouin

Modelling spatial distribution of hard bottom benthic communities and their functional response to environmental parameters pp. 2838-2850

Vinko Bandelj, Daniele Curiel, Sovan Lek, Andrea Rismondo and Cosimo Solidoro

Mathematical modelling for conservation and management of gorgonians corals: youngs and olds, could they coexist? pp. 2851-2856

Lorenzo Bramanti, Mimmo Iannelli and Giovanni Santangelo

The influence of environmental spatial structure on the life-history traits and diversity of species in a metacommunity pp. 2857-2864

Lucie Büchi, Pascal-Antoine Christin and Alexandre H. Hirzel

Zooplankton population model coupled to a biogeochemical model of the North Western Mediterranean Sea ecosystem pp. 2865-2876

L. Eisenhauer, F. Carlotti, M. Baklouti and F. Diaz

Consideration of fuzziness: Is it necessary in modelling fish habitat preference of Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes)? pp. 2877-2884

Shinji Fukuda

EcoTroph: Modelling marine ecosystem functioning and impact of fishing pp. 2885-2898

Didier Gascuel and Daniel Pauly

Trophic field overlap: A new approach to quantify keystone species pp. 2899-2907

Ferenc Jordán, Wei-chung Liu and Ágnes Mike

Cycling in ecosystems: An individual based approach pp. 2908-2914

C. Kazanci, L. Matamba and E.W. Tollner

Fuel modelling in terrestrial ecosystems: An overview in the context of the development of an object-orientated database for wild fire analysis pp. 2915-2926

V. Krivtsov, O. Vigy, C. Legg, T. Curt, E. Rigolot, I. Lecomte, M. Jappiot, C. Lampin-Maillet, P. Fernandes and G.B. Pezzatti

Recovery or decline of the northwestern Black Sea: A societal choice revealed by socio-ecological modelling pp. 2927-2939

Olivia Langmead, Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, Laurence D. Mee, Jana Friedrich, Alison J. Gilbert, Marian-Traian Gomoiu, Emma L. Jackson, Ståle Knudsen, Galina Minicheva and Valentina Todorova

Synthesis and spatial dynamics of socio-economic metabolism and land use change of Taipei Metropolitan Region pp. 2940-2959

Chun-Lin Lee, Shu-Li Huang and Shih-Liang Chan

Bridging biogeochemical and food web models for an End-to-End representation of marine ecosystem dynamics: The Venice lagoon case study pp. 2960-2971

Simone Libralato and Cosimo Solidoro

Which forcing factors fit? Using ecosystem models to investigate the relative influence of fishing and changes in primary productivity on the dynamics of marine ecosystems pp. 2972-2987

S. Mackinson, G. Daskalov, J.J. Heymans, S. Neira, H. Arancibia, M. Zetina-Rejón, H. Jiang, H.Q. Cheng, M. Coll, F. Arreguin-Sanchez, K. Keeble and L. Shannon

Modelling of the contribution of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) from litterfall of adjacent mangrove forest to Hooghly–Matla estuary, India pp. 2988-3000

Sudipto Mandal, Santanu Ray and Phani Bhusan Ghosh

A trait-based approach for downscaling complexity in plankton ecosystem models pp. 3001-3010

Agostino Merico, Jorn Bruggeman and Kai Wirtz

Linking species- and ecosystem-level impacts of climate change in lakes with a complex and a minimal model pp. 3011-3020

W.M. Mooij, L.N. De Senerpont Domis and J.H. Janse

Quantifying the dynamics of marine invertebrate metacommunities: What processes can maintain high diversity with low densities in the Mediterranean Sea? pp. 3021-3032

Charlotte Moritz, Nicolas Loeuille, Jean-Marc Guarini and Katell Guizien

NEATS: A Network Economics Approach to Trophic Systems pp. 3033-3045

Christian Mullon, Yunne Shin and Philippe Cury

Application of a three-dimensional model for assessing effects of small clear-cuttings on radiation and soil temperature pp. 3046-3056

A. Olchev, K. Radler, A. Sogachev, O. Panferov and G. Gravenhorst

The phenology of phytoplankton blooms: Ecosystem indicators from remote sensing pp. 3057-3069

Trevor Platt, George N. White, Li Zhai, Shubha Sathyendranath and Shovonlal Roy

Linking trophic positions and flow structure constraints in ecological networks: Energy transfer efficiency or topology effect? pp. 3070-3080

Marco Scotti, Cristina Bondavalli and Antonio Bodini

Long-term simulation of the effect of climate changes on the growth of main Central-European forest tree species pp. 3081-3088

Fyodor A. Tatarinov and Emil Cienciala

Two-way coupling versus one-way forcing of plankton and fish models to predict ecosystem changes in the Benguela pp. 3089-3099

M. Travers, Y.-J. Shin, S. Jennings, E. Machu, J.A. Huggett, J.G. Field and P.M. Cury

Modeling approach to regime shifts of primary production in shallow coastal ecosystems pp. 3100-3110

J.M. Zaldívar, F.S. Bacelar, S. Dueri, D. Marinov, P. Viaroli and E. Hernández-García

2009, volume 220, articles 20

Studying ecological communities from a neutral standpoint: A review of models’ structure and parameter estimation pp. 2603-2610

Champak R. Beeravolu, Pierre Couteron, Raphaël Pélissier and François Munoz

Mathematical equivalence of geometric mean fitness with probabilistic optimization under environmental uncertainty pp. 2611-2617

Jin Yoshimura, Yumi Tanaka, Tatsuya Togashi, Shigehide Iwata and Kei-ichi Tainaka

Storage and the regulation of body mass in animals: A general growth equation based on an energy balance model pp. 2618-2623

Koji Omori, Atsushi Sogabe, Hideki Hamaoka and Hidejiro Ohnishi

Can imitation explain dialect origins? pp. 2624-2639

Nikolay Strigul

Defining a stability boundary for three species competition models pp. 2640-2645

Quay van der Hoff, Johanna C. Greeff and Temple H. Fay

Acknowledging the spatial heterogeneity in modelling/reconstructing carbon dioxide exchange in a northern aapa mire pp. 2646-2655

Anna Laine, Terhi Riutta, Sari Juutinen, Minna Väliranta and Eeva-Stiina Tuittila

Impact of bias in predicted height on tree volume estimation: A case-study of intrinsic nonlinearity pp. 2656-2664

Rune Østergaard Pedersen and Jens Peter Skovsgaard

Do microbial processes regulate the stability of a coral atoll's enclosed pelagic ecosystem? pp. 2665-2682

Geoffrey R. Hosack and Peter M. Eldridge

Distance-based eigenvector maps (DBEM) to analyse metapopulation structure with irregular sampling pp. 2683-2689

François Munoz

The role of local and landscape level measures of greenness in modelling boreal plant species richness pp. 2690-2701

Miia Parviainen, Miska Luoto and Risto K. Heikkinen

Temporal-spatial dynamics of vegetation variation on non-point source nutrient pollution pp. 2702-2713

Wei Ouyang, Xuelei Wang, Fanghua Hao and R. Srinivasan

The effects of littoral zone vegetation on turbulent mixing in lakes pp. 2714-2726

Michael J. Coates and Andrew M. Folkard

Modelling crayfish population dynamics using catch data: A size-structured model pp. 2727-2733

Dinara Sadykova, Jostein Skurdal, Alexander Sadykov, Trond Taugbol and Dag O. Hessen

Coupling soil water and shoot dynamics in three grass species: A spatial stochastic model on water competition in Neotropical savanna pp. 2734-2743

J. Segarra, M. Acevedo, J. Raventós, C. Garcia-Núñez and J.F. Silva

Modelling the spatial distribution of red grouper (Epinephelus morio) at Campeche Bank, México, with respect substrate pp. 2744-2750

M.O. Albañez-Lucero and F. Arreguín-Sánchez

Lake sediments during the transient eutrophication period: Reactive-transport model and identifiability study pp. 2751-2769

M. Dittrich, B. Wehrli and P. Reichert

Assessing and testing prediction uncertainty for single tree-based models: A case study applied to northern hardwood stands in southern Québec, Canada pp. 2770-2781

Mathieu Fortin, Steve Bédard, Josianne DeBlois and Sébastien Meunier

Predicting barrier passage and habitat suitability for migratory fish species pp. 2782-2791

Marcia S. Meixler, Mark B. Bain and M. Todd Walter

Effects of different mobilities of leaf and woody litters on litter carbon dynamics in arid ecosystems in Western Australia pp. 2792-2801

Shungo Kumada, Takuya Kawanishi, Yoshishige Hayashi, Hiroyuki Hamano, Satoko Kawarasaki, Shin-ichi Aikawa, Nobuhide Takahashi, Yasuyuki Egashira, Hiroyuki Tanouchi, Toshinori Kojima, Adrianne Kinnear and Koichi Yamada

Modeling changes in the coastal ecosystem of the Pearl River Estuary from 1981 to 1998 pp. 2802-2818

L.J. Duan, S.Y. Li, Y. Liu, J. Moreau and V. Christensen

How deep is the footprint? A 3D representation pp. 2819-2823

V. Niccolucci, S. Bastianoni, E.B.P. Tiezzi, M. Wackernagel and N. Marchettini

2009, volume 220, articles 19

Competition, predation and coexistence in a three trophic system pp. 2349-2352

M. Florencia Carusela, Fernando R. Momo and Lilia Romanelli

Evolutionary diversity and spatiotemporal dynamics of a spatial game pp. 2353-2364

Hui Zhang, Feng Zhang, Zizhen Li, Meng Gao and Wenlong Li

The effect of species response form on species distribution model prediction and inference pp. 2365-2379

Truly Santika and Michael F. Hutchinson

An individual-based analysis of the dynamics of two coexisting phytoplankton species in the mixed layer pp. 2380-2392

Daniela Cianelli, Luciana Sabia, d’Alcalà, Maurizio Ribera and Enrico Zambianchi

Instream and offstream environmental conditions and stream biotic integrity pp. 2393-2406

David Bedoya, Vladimir Novotny and Elias S. Manolakos

Predicting aquaculture-derived benthic organic enrichment: Model validation pp. 2407-2414

Marko Jusup, Jasminka Klanjšček, Donat Petricioli and Tarzan Legović

Spatio-temporal dissolved oxygen dynamics in the Orbetello lagoon by fuzzy pattern recognition pp. 2415-2426

Elisabetta Giusti and Stefano Marsili-Libelli

A global Bayesian sensitivity analysis of the 1d SimSphere soil–vegetation–atmospheric transfer (SVAT) model using Gaussian model emulation pp. 2427-2440

G. Petropoulos, M.J. Wooster, T.N. Carlson, M.C. Kennedy and M. Scholze

Numerical and field investigation of enhanced in situ denitrification in a shallow-zone well-to-well recirculation system pp. 2441-2449

Eun Jung Lee, Meejeong Kim, Young Kim and Kang-Kun Lee

The impact of fragmentation and density regulation on forest succession in the Atlantic rain forest pp. 2450-2459

J. Groeneveld, L.F. Alves, L.C. Bernacci, E.L.M. Catharino, C. Knogge, J.P. Metzger, S. Pütz and A. Huth

Modeling the influence of precipitation and nitrogen deposition on forest understory fuel connectivity in Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest pp. 2460-2468

Matthew D. Hurteau, Malcolm North and Theodore Foin

Testing a new model of aphid abundance with sedentary and non-sedentary predators pp. 2469-2480

Josep Piñol, Xavier Espadaler, Nicolás Pérez and Keith Beven

Probabilistic movement model with emigration simulates movements of deer in Nebraska, 1990–2006 pp. 2481-2490

Charles J. Frost, Scott E. Hygnstrom, Andrew J. Tyre, Kent M. Eskridge, David M. Baasch, Justin R. Boner, Gregory M. Clements, Jason M. Gilsdorf, Travis C. Kinsell and Kurt C. Vercauteren

A simulation model to explore the response of the Gulf of Maine food web to large-scale environmental and ecological changes pp. 2491-2502

William Overholtz and Jason Link

Coupling a land use model and an ecosystem model for a crop-pasture zone pp. 2503-2511

Xia Xu, Qiong Gao, Ying-Hui Liu, Jing-Ai Wang and Yong Zhang

A concept model to estimate the potential distribution of the Asiatic citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama) in Australia under climate change—A means for assessing biosecurity risk pp. 2512-2524

J.P. Aurambout, K.J. Finlay, J. Luck and G.A.C. Beattie

The effects of disturbance based management on the dynamics of Mediterranean vegetation: A hierarchical and spatially explicit modeling approach pp. 2525-2535

Avi Bar Massada, Yohay Carmel, Gili Koniak and Imanuel Noy-Meir

Reduction of CO2 emission by optimally tracking a pre-defined target pp. 2536-2542

Marco Antonio Leonel Caetano, Douglas Francisco Marcolino Gherardi, Gustavo de Paula Ribeiro and Takashi Yoneyama

From meso- to macro-scale dynamic water quality modelling for the assessment of land use change scenarios pp. 2543-2558

Shaochun Huang, Cornelia Hesse, Valentina Krysanova and Fred Hattermann

A multi-scale approach to modelling spatial and dynamic ecological patterns for reservoir's water quality management pp. 2559-2569

Edna Cabecinha, Martinho Lourenço, João Paulo Moura, Miguel Ângelo Pardal and João Alexandre Cabral

Analyzing the tradeoffs among ecological and fishing effects on an example fish community: A multispecies (fisheries) production model pp. 2570-2582

Robert J. Gamble and Jason S. Link

Spatial optimization of protected area placement incorporating ecological, social and economical criteria pp. 2583-2593

Villy Christensen, Zach Ferdaña and Jeroen Steenbeek

The power of simulating experiments pp. 2594-2597

Katrin M. Meyer, Wolf M. Mooij, Matthijs Vos, W.H. Gera Hol and Wim H. van der Putten

2009, volume 220, articles 18

Optimization of ecosystem model parameters using spatio-temporal soil moisture information pp. 2121-2136

Lin Zhu, Jing M. Chen, Qiming Qin, Jianping Li and Lianxi Wang

Modification of a soil–vegetation nonlinear interaction model with acid deposition for simplified experimental applicability pp. 2137-2141

Sebastián Guala, Flora A. Vega and Emma F. Covelo

A Bayesian hierarchical framework for calibrating aquatic biogeochemical models pp. 2142-2161

Weitao Zhang and George B. Arhonditsis

Integrating empirical and heuristic knowledge in a KBS to approach stream eutrophication pp. 2162-2172

Esther Llorens, Joaquim Comas, Eugènia Martí, Joan Lluís Riera, Francesc Sabater and Manel Poch

A simple Lagrangian model to simulate temporal variability of algae in the Elbe River pp. 2173-2186

Mirco Scharfe, Ulrich Callies, Gerd Blöcker, Wilhelm Petersen and Friedhelm Schroeder

Description and sensitivity analysis for the LESV model: Water quality variables and the balance of organisms in a fjordic region of restricted exchange pp. 2187-2205

E. Portilla, P. Tett, P.A. Gillibrand and Mark Inall

A system-dynamic model on the competitive growth between Potamogeton malaianus Miq. and Spirogyra sp pp. 2206-2217

Hongjuan Han, Yonggen Chen, Sven Erik Jørgensen, Søren Nors Nielsen and Weiping Hu

Simulating dynamics of managed monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest in south China pp. 2218-2230

Guilian Zhang, Carolina Boom, Guigang Zhang, Xinwei Liu, Qin Du and Shaolin Peng

Roe-deer habitat suitability and predisposition of forest to browsing damage in its dependence on forest growth—Model sensitivity in an alpine forest region pp. 2231-2243

Susanne Reimoser, Ernst Partl, Friedrich Reimoser and Sonja Vospernik

COSMOS, a spatially explicit model to simulate the epidemiology of Cosmopolites sordidus in banana fields pp. 2244-2254

Fabrice Vinatier, Philippe Tixier, Christophe Le Page, Pierre-François Duyck and Françoise Lescourret

Evaluation of biological water purification functions of inland lakes using an aquatic ecosystem model pp. 2255-2271

Koichi Taguchi and Kisaburo Nakata

Foliage profiles of individual trees determine competition, self-thinning, biomass and NPP of a Cryptomeria japonica forest stand: A simulation study based on a stand-scale process-based forest model pp. 2272-2280

Motomu Toda, Masayuki Yokozawa, Akihiro Sumida, Tsutomu Watanabe and Toshihiko Hara

Assessment of impacts of invasive fishes on the food web structure and ecosystem properties of a tropical reservoir in India pp. 2281-2290

M. Feroz Khan and Preetha Panikkar

Emergy-based urban health evaluation and development pattern analysis pp. 2291-2301

G.Y. Liu, Z.F. Yang, B. Chen and S. Ulgiati

The dynamics of shifting cultivation captured in an extended Constrained Cellular Automata land use model pp. 2302-2309

Rohan Chandralal Wickramasuriya, Arnold K. Bregt, Hedwig van Delden and Alex Hagen-Zanker

A coupled ecological–hydrodynamic model for the spatial distribution of sessile aquatic species in thermally forced basins pp. 2310-2324

Lorenzo Mari, Cristian Biotto, Astrid Decoene and Luca Bonaventura

Integrated biogeochemical modelling of nitrogen load from anthropogenic and natural sources in Japan pp. 2325-2334

Bin He, Taikan Oki, Shinjiro Kanae, Goro Mouri, Ken Kodama, Daisuke Komori and Shinta Seto

Determine the most influencing stressors and the most susceptible resources for environmental integrated assessment pp. 2335-2340

Liem T. Tran, O’neill, Robert V. and Elizabeth R. Smith

Urban ecosystem health assessment based on emergy and set pair analysis—A comparative study of typical Chinese cities pp. 2341-2348

M.R. Su, Z.F. Yang, B. Chen and S. Ulgiati

2009, volume 220, articles 17

How might we model an ecosystem? pp. 1935-1949

Geoffrey Caron-Lormier, David A. Bohan, Cathy Hawes, Alan Raybould, Alison J. Haughton and Roger W. Humphry

Non-equilibrium thermodynamics of ecosystems: Entropic analysis of stability and diversity pp. 1950-1956

C.G. Chakrabarti and Koyel Ghosh

Proposing an information criterion for individual-based models developed in a pattern-oriented modelling framework pp. 1957-1967

Cyril Piou, Uta Berger and Volker Grimm

Definition and calculation of uncertainty in ecological process models pp. 1968-1983

Marianne C. Turley and E. David Ford

Database-driven models of the world's Large Marine Ecosystems pp. 1984-1996

Villy Christensen, Carl J. Walters, Robert Ahrens, Jacqueline Alder, Joe Buszowski, Line Bang Christensen, William W.L. Cheung, John Dunne, Rainer Froese, Vasiliki Karpouzi, Kristin Kaschner, Kelly Kearney, Sherman Lai, Vicki Lam, Maria L.D. Palomares, Aja Peters-Mason, Chiara Piroddi, Jorge L. Sarmiento, Jeroen Steenbeek, Ussif Sumaila, Reg Watson, Dirk Zeller and Daniel Pauly

Data assimilation in a simple marine ecosystem model based on spatial biological parameterizations pp. 1997-2008

Wei Fan and Xianqing Lv

A hierarchical analysis of terrestrial ecosystem model Biome-BGC: Equilibrium analysis and model calibration pp. 2009-2023

Weile Wang, Kazuhito Ichii, Hirofumi Hashimoto, Andrew R. Michaelis, Peter E. Thornton, Beverly E. Law and Ramakrishna R. Nemani

Modeling freshwater fish distributions using multiscale landscape data: A case study of six narrow range endemics pp. 2024-2034

Robert L. Hopkins and Brooks M. Burr

A process-based population dynamics model to explore target and non-target impacts of a biological control agent pp. 2035-2050

Darren J. Kriticos, Michael S. Watt, Toni M. Withers, Agathe Leriche and Michelle C. Watson

Population level effects of reduced fecundity in the fish species perch (Perca fluviatilis) and the implications for environmental monitoring pp. 2051-2059

Niklas Hanson

Modeling the combined effect of nutrients and pyrene on the plankton population: Validation using mesocosm experiment data and scenario analysis pp. 2060-2067

S. Dueri, I. Dahllöf, M. Hjorth, D. Marinov and J.M. Zaldívar

Using accelerometer, high sample rate GPS and magnetometer data to develop a cattle movement and behaviour model pp. 2068-2075

Y. Guo, G. Poulton, P. Corke, G.J. Bishop-Hurley, T. Wark and D.L. Swain

Impact of climate change on soil moisture dynamics in Brandenburg with a focus on nature conservation areas pp. 2076-2087

Anne Holsten, Tobias Vetter, Katrin Vohland and Valentina Krysanova

Decadal changes in a NW Mediterranean Sea food web in relation to fishing exploitation pp. 2088-2102

Marta Coll, Isabel Palomera and Sergi Tudela

An improved approach for identifying suitable habitat of Sambar Deer (Cervus unicolor Kerr) using ecological niche analysis and environmental categorization: Case study at Phu-Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand pp. 2103-2114

Suchart Podchong, Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt and Kiyoshi Honda

Assessment of canopy stomatal conductance models using flux measurements pp. 2115-2118

Shusen Wang, Yan Yang and Alexander P. Trishchenko

2009, volume 220, articles 16

Chemical self-organization in self-assembling biomimetic systems pp. 1857-1864

Federico Rossi and Maria Liria Turco Liveri

The role of electromagnetic potentials in the evolutionary dynamics of ecosystems pp. 1865-1869

Larissa Brizhik, Emilio Del Giudice, Sven E. Jørgensen, Nadia Marchettini and Enzo Tiezzi

Salt-marshes as emergent novelties in the Venice Lagoon pp. 1870-1873

Giovanni Cecconi, Claudia Cerasuolo, Nadia Marchettini and Enzo Tiezzi

Thermodynamics of irreversible processes and quantum field theory: An interplay for the understanding of ecosystem dynamics pp. 1874-1879

Emilio Del Giudice, Riccardo M. Pulselli and Enzo Tiezzi

Complexity change and space symmetry rupture pp. 1880-1885

F. Ruzzenenti and R. Basosi

The dual nature of ecosystem dynamics pp. 1886-1892

Robert E. Ulanowicz

Network calculations and ascendency based on eco-exergy pp. 1893-1896

Sven Erik Jørgensen and Robert Ulanowicz

Comparison of exergy found by a classical thermodynamic approach and by the use of the information stored in the genome pp. 1897-1903

Alessandro Ludovisi and Sven Erik Jørgensen

Implications of network particle tracking (NPT) for ecological model interpretation pp. 1904-1912

E.W. Tollner, J.R. Schramski, C. Kazanci and B.C. Patten

Understanding the functional principles of nature—Proposing another type of ecosystem services pp. 1913-1925

S.N. Nielsen and F. Müller

Models of withdrawing renewable and non-renewable resources based on Odum's energy systems theory and Daly's quasi-sustainability principle pp. 1926-1930

Simone Bastianoni, Riccardo M. Pulselli and Federico M. Pulselli

2009, volume 220, articles 15

Evaluation of discrete host–parasitoid models for diamondback moth and Diadegma semiclausum field time population density series pp. 1735-1744

Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Lev V. Nedorezov, John O. Owino, Horace Ochanda and Bernhard Löhr

Population dynamics models based on cumulative density dependent feedback: A link to the logistic growth curve and a test for symmetry using aphid data pp. 1745-1751

James H. Matis, Thomas R. Kiffe, Wopke van der Werf, Alejandro C. Costamagna, Timothy I. Matis and William E. Grant

On the sudden disappearance of Egeria densa from a Ramsar wetland site of Southern Chile: A climatic event trigger model pp. 1752-1763

Víctor H. Marín, Antonio Tironi, Luisa E. Delgado, Manuel Contreras, Fernando Novoa, Marcela Torres-Gómez, René Garreaud, Irma Vila and Italo Serey

Traditional occupancy–abundance models are inadequate for zero-inflated ecological count data pp. 1764-1775

Gudeta Sileshi, Girma Hailu and Gerson I. Nyadzi

Prevalence-adjusted optimisation of fuzzy models for species distribution pp. 1776-1786

Ans M. Mouton, Bernard De Baets, Ester Van Broekhoven and Peter L.M. Goethals

Combining a generic process-based productivity model and a statistical classification method to predict the presence and absence of tree species in the Pacific Northwest, U.S.A pp. 1787-1796

Nicholas C. Coops, Richard H. Waring and Todd A. Schroeder

Autocorrelation offsets zero-inflation in models of tropical saplings density pp. 1797-1809

O. Flores, V. Rossi and F. Mortier

A comparison of two models with Landsat data for estimating above ground grassland biomass in Inner Mongolia, China pp. 1810-1818

Yichun Xie, Zongyao Sha, Mei Yu, Yongfei Bai and Lei Zhang

Modelling the abundance of three key plant species in New Zealand hill-pasture using a decision tree approach pp. 1819-1825

Liqiang Wan, Baisen Zhang, Peter Kemp and Xianglin Li

Modeling the impact of feeding stations on vulture scavenging service efficiency pp. 1826-1835

C. Deygout, A. Gault, F. Sarrazin and C. Bessa-Gomes

Assessing the effect of long-term crop cultivation on distribution of Cd in the root zone pp. 1836-1843

Weiping Chen, Laosheng Wu, Andrew C. Chang and Zhenan Hou

A model for ecological assessment to pesticide pollution management pp. 1844-1851

Jiexian Jiang and Nianfeng Wan

2009, volume 220, articles 13

Simple predator–prey interactions control dynamics in a plankton food web model pp. 1552-1565

Roger Cropp and John Norbury

Exergy vs information in ecological successions: Interpreting community changes by a classical thermodynamic approach pp. 1566-1577

A. Ludovisi

Predicting long-term development of abandoned subalpine conifer forests in the Swiss National Park pp. 1578-1585

Anita C. Risch, Martin Schütz and Harald Bugmann

The spread of marine non-indigenous species via recreational boating: A conceptual model for risk assessment based on fault tree analysis pp. 1586-1598

Hernando Acosta and Barrie M. Forrest

Integrating effects of leaf nitrogen, age, rank, and growth temperature into the photosynthesis-stomatal conductance model LEAFC3-N parameterised for barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) pp. 1599-1612

Henning Braune, Johannes Müller and Wulf Diepenbrock

Fitting probability models to population dynamics data pp. 1613-1619

Yosef Cohen

A Bayesian approach to line-transect analysis for estimating abundance pp. 1620-1630

Tomoharu Eguchi and Tim Gerrodette

Simulation of water quality in a flood detention area using models of different spatial discretization pp. 1631-1642

D. Kneis, S. Förster and A. Bronstert

Effect of environmental flows on deep, anoxic pools pp. 1643-1651

Michael J. Coates and Julie Mondon

An epidemiological model of East Coast Fever in African livestock pp. 1652-1662

G. Gilioli, M. Groppi, M.P. Vesperoni, J. Baumgärtner and A.P. Gutierrez

What stops the ‘diploid male vortex’?—A simulation study for species with single locus complementary sex determination pp. 1663-1669

Silke Hein, Hans-Joachim Poethke and Silvia Dorn

Evaluation of the forest growth simulator SILVA on dominant trees in mature mixed Silver fir–Norway spruce stands in South-West Germany pp. 1670-1680

Tobias Mette, Axel Albrecht, Christian Ammer, Peter Biber, Ulrich Kohnle and Hans Pretzsch

Hierarchical demographic approaches for assessing invasion dynamics of non-indigenous species: An example using northern snakehead (Channa argus) pp. 1681-1689

Yan Jiao, Nicolas W.R. Lapointe, Paul L. Angermeier and Brian R. Murphy

Evaluation of urban metabolism based on emergy synthesis: A case study for Beijing (China) pp. 1690-1696

Yan Zhang, Zhifeng Yang and Xiangyi Yu

Implementation of ecological modeling as an effective management and investigation tool: Lake Kinneret as a case study pp. 1697-1718

G. Gal, M.R. Hipsey, A. Parparov, U. Wagner, V. Makler and T. Zohary

Long-term forest management and timely transfer of carbon into wood products help reduce atmospheric carbon pp. 1719-1723

Guoliang Liu and Shijie Han

Soil erosion hazard evaluation—An integrated use of remote sensing, GIS and statistical approaches with biophysical parameters towards management strategies pp. 1724-1734

Md. Rejaur Rahman, Z.H. Shi and Cai Chongfa

2009, volume 220, articles 12

In the mixed world of predictive biology—Contradiction or support pp. 1461-1468

Einar Heegaard and Trygve Nilsen

Multi-model approach and evaluation of the uncertainty of model results. Rationale and applications to predict the behaviour of contaminants in the abiotic components of the fresh water environment pp. 1469-1480

Luigi Monte

Effects of experimental protocol on global vegetation model accuracy: A comparison of simulated and observed vegetation patterns for Asia pp. 1481-1491

Guoping Tang, Sarah L. Shafer, Patrick J. Bartlein and Justin O. Holman

Consideration of translocation into a growth model of a plant organ pp. 1492-1494

Kazuharu Ogawa

Modelling dispersal with diffusion and habitat selection: Analytical results for highly fragmented landscapes pp. 1495-1505

Chaozhi Zheng, Juho Pennanen and Otso Ovaskainen

Fuzzy modelling of chlorophyll production in a Brazilian upwelling system pp. 1506-1512

Gilberto C. Pereira, Alexandre Evsukoff and Nelson F.F. Ebecken

Modelling predation by transient leopard seals for an ecosystem-based management of Southern Ocean fisheries pp. 1513-1521

Jaume Forcada, Donald Malone, J. Andrew Royle and Iain J. Staniland

A multi-mutualist simulation: Applying biological market models to diverse mycorrhizal communities pp. 1522-1533

Charles C. Cowden and Chris J. Peterson

Water budget and the consequent duration of canopy carbon gain in a teak plantation in a dry tropical region: Analysis using a soil–plant–air continuum multilayer model pp. 1534-1543

Katsunori Tanaka, Natsuko Yoshifuji, Nobuaki Tanaka, Katsushige Shiraki, Chatchai Tantasirin and Masakazu Suzuki

Effects of the spatial pattern of disturbance on the patch-occupancy dynamics of juniper–pine open woodland pp. 1544-1550

Concepción L. Alados, Yolanda Pueyo, Juan Escós and Antonio Andujar

2009, volume 220, articles 11

Modeling inverted biomass pyramids and refuges in ecosystems pp. 1376-1382

Hao Wang, Wendy Morrison, Abhinav Singh and Weiss, Howard (Howie)

A resource-based approach to modelling the dynamics of interacting populations pp. 1383-1394

Seiichi Sakanoue

Multi-metric evaluation of the models WARM, CropSyst, and WOFOST for rice pp. 1395-1410

Roberto Confalonieri, Marco Acutis, Gianni Bellocchi and Marcello Donatelli

Above and below ground biomass patterns in arid lands pp. 1411-1418

Nadia Ursino

Mathematical analysis of change in forest carbon use efficiency with stand development: A case study on Abies veitchii Lindl pp. 1419-1424

Kazuharu Ogawa

Enchytraeid population dynamics: Resource limitation and size-dependent mortality pp. 1425-1430

Jouni K. Nieminen

Ecological network and emergy analysis of urban metabolic systems: Model development, and a case study of four Chinese cities pp. 1431-1442

Yan Zhang, Zhifeng Yang and Xiangyi Yu

Assessing spawning ground hydraulic suitability for Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) from horizontal mean vorticity in Yangtze River pp. 1443-1448

Yuankun Wang and Ziqiang Xia

Predictability of marine nematode biodiversity pp. 1449-1458

Bea Merckx, Peter Goethals, Maaike Steyaert, Ann Vanreusel, Magda Vincx and Jan Vanaverbeke

2009, volume 220, articles 9

Local interactions between predators and prey call into question commonly used functional responses pp. 1182-1188

Toshinori Okuyama

Linking edge effects and patch size effects: Importance of matrix nest predators pp. 1189-1196

Pablo M. Vergara and Ingo Hahn

Population viability analysis for several populations using multivariate state-space models pp. 1197-1202

Richard A. Hinrichsen

Modelling with uncertainty: Introducing a probabilistic framework to predict animal population dynamics pp. 1203-1217

E.P. Holland, J.F. Burrow, C. Dytham and J.N. Aegerter

Modelling and spatial discrimination of small mammal assemblages: An example from western Sichuan (China) pp. 1218-1231

Amélie Vaniscotte, David R.J. Pleydell, Francis Raoul, Jean Pierre Quéré, Qiu Jiamin, Qian Wang, Li Tiaoying, Nadine Bernard, Michael Coeurdassier, Pierre Delattre, Kenichi Takahashi, Jean-Christophe Weidmann and Patrick Giraudoux

Modelling the spatial structure of forest stands by multivariate point processes with hierarchical interactions pp. 1232-1240

Pavel Grabarnik and Aila Särkkä

A dynamic host selection model for mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins pp. 1241-1250

Alex M. Chubaty, Bernard D. Roitberg and Chao Li

Modeling linkages between sediment resuspension and water quality in a shallow, eutrophic, wind-exposed lake pp. 1251-1265

Eu Gene Chung, Fabián A. Bombardelli and S. Geoffrey Schladow

Tracking bioaccumulation in aquatic organisms: A dynamic model integrating life history characteristics and environmental change pp. 1266-1273

C.A. Ng and K.A. Gray

Three-dimensional modeling of the lower trophic levels in the Ria de Aveiro (Portugal) pp. 1274-1290

M. Rodrigues, A. Oliveira, H. Queiroga, A.B. Fortunato and Y.J. Zhang

A new hypothesis concerning the nature of small pelagic fish clusters pp. 1291-1304

Jean Le Fur and Patrick Simon

Modelling the dynamics of coral reef macroalgae using a Bayesian belief network approach pp. 1305-1314

Henk Renken and Peter J. Mumby

Incorporating natural enemies in an economic threshold for dynamically optimal pest management pp. 1315-1324

Wei Zhang and Scott Swinton

Modelling carbon storage in highly fragmented and human-dominated landscapes: Linking land-cover patterns and ecosystem models pp. 1325-1338

D.T. Robinson, D.G. Brown and W.S. Currie

Distribution patterns of plants explained by human movement behaviour pp. 1339-1346

Marc Niggemann, Jens Jetzkowitz, Stefan Brunzel, Matthias C. Wichmann and Ronald Bialozyt

Survival analysis of stochastic single-species population models in polluted environments pp. 1347-1357

Meng Liu and Ke Wang

Effects of zooplankton diel vertical migration on a phytoplankton community: A scenario analysis of the underlying mechanisms pp. 1358-1368

Thomas Petzoldt, Lars Rudolf, Karsten Rinke and Jürgen Benndorf

Modelling the initiation and spread of Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus (IPNV) in the Irish salmon farming industry: The role of inputs pp. 1369-1374

Neil M. Ruane, Alexander G. Murray, Fiona Geoghegan and Rob S. Raynard

2009, volume 220, articles 8

Improving inverse model fitting in trees—Anisotropy, multiplicative effects, and Bayes estimation pp. 1044-1053

Konrad Wälder, Wolfgang Näther and Sven Wagner

Sensitivity of system stability to model structure pp. 1054-1062

Geoffrey R. Hosack, Hiram W. Li and Philippe A. Rossignol

Modelling the outcrossing between genetically modified and conventional maize with equation discovery pp. 1063-1072

Aneta Ivanovska, Ljupčo Todorovski, Marko Debeljak and Sašo Džeroski

An individual-based model to study the reproduction of egg bearing copepods: Application to Eurytemora affinis (Copepoda Calanoida) from the Seine estuary, France pp. 1073-1089

Gael Dur, Sami Souissi, David Devreker, Vincent Ginot, François G. Schmitt and Jiang-Shiou Hwang

Maximum feasible distance of windborne cross-pollination in Brassica napus: A ‘mass budget’ model pp. 1090-1097

Martin Hoyle and James E. Cresswell

Intraguild predation and mesopredator release effect on long-lived prey pp. 1098-1104

James C. Russell, Vincent Lecomte, Yves Dumont and Matthieu Le Corre

A metapopulation approach of the dynamics of arthropods from Mediterranean-type ecosystems pp. 1105-1112

K. Touloumis and G.P. Stamou

Recruitment and attrition of associated plants under a shading crop canopy: Model selection and calibration pp. 1113-1125

Eveline S.C. Stilma, Karel J. Keesman and Wopke van der Werf

Connectivity or demography: Defining sources and sinks in coral reef fish metapopulations pp. 1126-1137

Will F. Figueira

Optimization of tourism impacts within protected areas by means of genetic algorithms pp. 1138-1147

Gilberto Parolo, Alessandro Ferrarini and Graziano Rossi

A hierarchical, multi-scale, management-responsive model of Mediterranean vegetation dynamics pp. 1148-1158

Gili Koniak and Imanuel Noy-Meir

Using single- and multi-target regression trees and ensembles to model a compound index of vegetation condition pp. 1159-1168

Dragi Kocev, Sašo Džeroski, Matt D. White, Graeme R. Newell and Peter Griffioen

Dynamics of a chemostat with three competitive hydrogen oxidizing denitrifying microbial populations and their efficiency for denitrification pp. 1169-1180

I.A. Vasiliadou, S. Pavlou and D.V. Vayenas

2009, volume 220, articles 7

A derivation of the statistical characteristics of forest fires pp. 898-903

Jianyi Lin and Sergio Rinaldi

Predicting constant decay rates of coarse woody debris—A meta-analysis approach with a mixed model pp. 904-912

Jürgen Zell, Gerald Kändler and Marc Hanewinkel

Eulerian and lagrangian transport time scales of a tidal active coastal basin pp. 913-922

Andrea Cucco, Georg Umgiesser, Cristian Ferrarin, Angelo Perilli, Donata Melaku Canu and Cosimo Solidoro

Evaluating and managing wildlife impacts of climate change under uncertainty pp. 923-930

Tony Prato

Role of predator switching in an eco-epidemiological model with disease in the prey pp. 931-939

B. Mukhopadhyay and R. Bhattacharyya

Modelling the temperature and the phytoplankton distributions at the Aveiro near coastal zone, Portugal pp. 940-961

José Fortes Lopes, Ana Cristina Cardoso, Maria Teresa Moita, Alfredo C. Rocha and Juan A. Ferreira

Modelling plant species richness using functional groups pp. 962-967

K. Steinmann, H.P. Linder and N.E. Zimmermann

Mechanisms of moisture stress in a mid-latitude temperate forest: Implications for feedforward and feedback controls from an irrigation experiment pp. 968-978

Justin C. Pettijohn, Guido D. Salvucci, Nathan G. Phillips and Michael J. Daley

Structural changes in lake functioning induced from nutrient loading and climate variability pp. 979-997

Tony Law, Weitao Zhang, Jingyang Zhao and George B. Arhonditsis

Simulation modeling to understand how selective foraging by beaver can drive the structure and function of a willow community pp. 998-1012

H. Raul Peinetti, Bruce W. Baker and Michael B. Coughenour

Evaluation of the bioeconomic sustainability of multi-species multi-fleet fisheries under a wide range of policy options using ISIS-Fish pp. 1013-1033

Dominique Pelletier, Stéphanie Mahevas, Hilaire Drouineau, Youen Vermard, Olivier Thebaud, Olivier Guyader and Benjamin Poussin

On the basic reproduction number and the topological properties of the contact network: An epidemiological study in mainly locally connected cellular automata pp. 1034-1042

P.H.T. Schimit and L.H.A. Monteiro

2009, volume 220, articles 6

Computer simulation applied to the biological control of the insect Aphis gossypii for the parasitoid Lysiphlebus testaceipes pp. 756-763

A.A. de Souza, S.G.F. Martins and M.S. Zacarias

Patchiness and bistability in the comprehensive cyanobacterial model (CCM) pp. 764-773

H. Serizawa, T. Amemiya and K. Itoh

Dynamic analysis of a one-prey multi-predator impulsive system with Ivlev-type functional pp. 774-783

Xingjie Wu and Wentao Huang

Assessing self-organization of plant communities—A thermodynamic approach pp. 784-790

Hua Lin, Min Cao, Paul C. Stoy and Yiping Zhang

Uncertainty propagation in vegetation distribution models based on ensemble classifiers pp. 791-804

Jan Peters, Niko E.C. Verhoest, Roeland Samson, Marc Van Meirvenne, Liesbet Cockx and Bernard De Baets

The effects of seston food quality on planktonic food web patterns pp. 805-820

Gurbir Perhar and George B. Arhonditsis

Estimating the risk of insect species invasion: Kohonen self-organising maps versus k-means clustering pp. 821-829

Michael J. Watts and S.P. Worner

Markov decision processes in natural resources management: Observability and uncertainty pp. 830-840

Byron K. Williams

A physical-microbial food web coupled model to study the evolution of the ecological functioning of a new reservoir after its flooding (Sep, Puy de Dôme) pp. 841-856

Anne Roué-Le Gall, Michel Poulin, Didier Debroas and Nicolas Flipo

Formulation and testing of a novel river nitrification model pp. 857-866

James J. Pauer and Martin T. Auer

Simulating population variation and movement within fragmented landscapes: An application to the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) pp. 867-878

Todd BenDor, James Westervelt, J.P. Aurambout and William Meyer

A neural network experiment on the simulation of daily nitrate-nitrogen and suspended sediment fluxes from a small agricultural catchment pp. 879-887

François Anctil, Mélanie Filion and Julien Tournebize

Artificial neural network modeling of the river water quality—A case study pp. 888-895

Kunwar P. Singh, Ankita Basant, Amrita Malik and Gunja Jain

2009, volume 220, articles 5

Zooplankton encounters in patchy particle distributions pp. 596-604

Daniela Cianelli, Marco Uttieri, J. Rudi Strickler and Enrico Zambianchi

Environment-specific elasticity and sensitivity analysis of the stochastic growth rate pp. 605-610

Per Åberg, Carl Johan Svensson, Hal Caswell and Henrik Pavia

Are closure terms appropriate or necessary descriptors of zooplankton loss in nutrient–phytoplankton–zooplankton type models? pp. 611-620

Aditee Mitra

Multiple-pattern parameter identification and uncertainty analysis approach for water quality modeling pp. 621-629

Rui Zou, Wu-Seng Lung and Jing Wu

Nutrient criteria for lakes, ponds, and reservoirs: A Bayesian TREED model approach pp. 630-639

Angelina M. Freeman, E. Conrad Lamon and Craig A. Stow

A simple model for simulation of insect pheromone dispersion within forest canopies pp. 640-656

Tara Strand, Brian Lamb, Harold Thistle, Eugene Allwine and Holly Peterson

The pattern of species turnover resulting from stochastic population dynamics: The model and field data pp. 657-661

Boris Vilenkin, Vladimir I. Chikatunov and Tomáš Pavlíček

A simulation study of the medium-term effects of field patterns on cross-pollination rates in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) pp. 662-672

Nathalie Colbach, Hervé Monod and Claire Lavigne

Network-based exploration and visualisation of ecological data pp. 673-683

Ben Raymond and Graham Hosie

Do plant–pollinator interaction networks result from stochastic processes? pp. 684-693

A.S. Kallimanis, T. Petanidou, J. Tzanopoulos, J.D. Pantis and S.P. Sgardelis

Landuse experience does qualify for adaptation to climate change pp. 694-702

Alexander Popp, Stephanie Domptail, Niels Blaum and Florian Jeltsch

Dynamics of grass–clover mixtures—An analysis of the response to management with the PROductive GRASsland Simulator (PROGRASS) pp. 703-724

P. Lazzarotto, P. Calanca and J. Fuhrer

Incorporating consumer–resource spatial interactions in reserve design pp. 725-733

Bronwyn Rayfield, Atte Moilanen and Marie-Josée Fortin

A comparison of four process-based models and a statistical regression model to predict growth of Eucalyptus globulus plantations pp. 734-746

Peter Miehle, Michael Battaglia, Peter J. Sands, David I. Forrester, Paul M. Feikema, Stephen J. Livesley, Jim D. Morris and Stefan K. Arndt

Transferability of environmental favourability models in geographic space: The case of the Iberian desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) in Portugal and Spain pp. 747-754

A. Márcia Barbosa, Raimundo Real and J. Mario Vargas

2009, volume 220, articles 4

Conservation planning for successional landscapes pp. 438-450

Martin Drechsler, Reinaldo Lourival and Hugh P. Possingham

A new procedure to optimize the selection of groups in a classification tree: Applications for ecological data pp. 451-461

Lionel Guidi, Frédéric Ibanez, Vincent Calcagno and Grégory Beaugrand

A simulation model for Japanese sardine (Sardinops melanostictus) migrations in the western North Pacific pp. 462-479

Takeshi Okunishi, Yasuhiro Yamanaka and Shin-ichi Ito

CBM-CFS3: A model of carbon-dynamics in forestry and land-use change implementing IPCC standards pp. 480-504

W.A. Kurz, C.C. Dymond, T.M. White, G. Stinson, C.H. Shaw, G.J. Rampley, C. Smyth, B.N. Simpson, E.T. Neilson, J.A. Trofymow, J. Metsaranta and M.J. Apps

Modeling compensated root water and nutrient uptake pp. 505-521

Jiří Šimůnek and Jan W. Hopmans

Balancing fuelwood and biodiversity concerns in rural Nepal pp. 522-532

Morten Christensen, Santosh Rayamajhi and Henrik Meilby

The puzzle of North America's Late Pleistocene megafaunal extinction patterns: Test of new explanation yields unexpected results pp. 533-544

Jeffrey V. Yule, Christopher X.J. Jensen, Aby Joseph and Jimmie Goode

Model correlation in stochastic forest simulators—A case of multilevel multivariate model for seedling establishment pp. 545-555

Pekka Leskinen, Jari Miina, Lauri Mehtätalo and Annika Kangas

Predicting suitable habitat for the European lobster (Homarus gammarus), on the Basque continental shelf (Bay of Biscay), using Ecological-Niche Factor Analysis pp. 556-567

Ibon Galparsoro, Ángel Borja, Juan Bald, Pedro Liria and Guillem Chust

Simulating soil organic matter with CQESTR (v. 2.0): Model description and validation against long-term experiments across North America pp. 568-581

Y. Liang, H.T. Gollany, R.W. Rickman, S.L. Albrecht, R.F. Follett, W.W. Wilhelm, J.M. Novak and C.L. Douglas

Evaluating CO2 reduction strategies in the US pp. 582-588

Joseph I. Arar and Douglas Southgate

Selecting pseudo-absence data for presence-only distribution modeling: How far should you stray from what you know? pp. 589-594

Jeremy VanDerWal, Luke P. Shoo, Catherine Graham and Stephen E. Williams

2009, volume 220, articles 3

Measuring complexity in three-trophic level systems pp. 266-271

J.R.C. Piqueira, S.H.V.L. de Mattos and J. Vasconcelos-Neto

The effect of migration on the viability, dynamics and structure of two coexisting metapopulations pp. 272-282

Yong Zhang, Laifu Liu and Rumei Xu

Uncertainty analysis of transient population dynamics pp. 283-293

Chonggang Xu and George Z. Gertner

Relative density of finds for assessing similarity-based maps of orchid occurrence pp. 294-309

Kalle Remm, Madli Linder and Liina Remm

Development and validation of an individual based Daphnia magna population model: The influence of crowding on population dynamics pp. 310-329

Thomas Günter Preuss, Monika Hammers-Wirtz, Udo Hommen, Mascha Nadine Rubach and Hans Toni Ratte

Modelling the forest carbon budget of a Mediterranean region through the integration of ground and satellite data pp. 330-342

F. Maselli, M. Chiesi, M. Moriondo, L. Fibbi, M. Bindi and S.W. Running

Data-directed modelling of Daphnia dynamics in a long-term micro-ecosystem experiment pp. 343-350

Johan Grasman, Egbert H. van Nes and Kees Kersting

Response of balanced network models to large-scale perturbation: Implications for evaluating the role of small pelagics in the Gulf of Maine pp. 351-369

Jason Link, Laurel Col, Vincent Guida, David Dow, O’Reilly, John, Jack Green, William Overholtz, Debra Palka, Chris Legault, Joseph Vitaliano, Carolyn Griswold, Michael Fogarty and Kevin Friedland

Are network indices robust indicators of food web functioning? A Monte Carlo approach pp. 370-382

Julius K. Kones, Karline Soetaert, Dick van Oevelen and John O. Owino

Management of nutrient emissions of Axios River catchment: Their effect in the coastal zone of Thermaikos Gulf, Greece pp. 383-396

Nikolaos P. Nikolaidis, Aristomenis P. Karageorgis, Vasilios Kapsimalis, Paraskevi Drakopoulou, Nikolaos Skoulikidis, Horst Behrendt and Zlatko Levkov

Exergetic assessment for ecological economic system: Chinese agriculture pp. 397-410

G.Q. Chen, M.M. Jiang, Z.F. Yang, B. Chen, Xi Ji and J.B. Zhou

Estimation of no effect concentrations from exposure experiments when values scatter among individuals pp. 411-418

J. Baas, T. Jager and S.A.L.M. Kooijman

Fish assemblage compositions after implementation of the IndVal method on the Narew River system pp. 419-423

T. Penczak

Population dynamics of Müllerian mimicry under interspecific competition pp. 424-429

Fuga Kumazawa, Takahiro Asami, Nariyuki Nakagiri, Kei-ichi Tainaka, Tatsuya Togashi, Tatsuo Miyazaki and Jin Yoshimura

2009, volume 220, articles 2

A Markov model for assessing ecological stability properties pp. 86-95

Christopher W. Pawlowski and Christopher McCord

Role of competition in phytoplankton population for the occurrence and control of plankton bloom in the presence of environmental fluctuations pp. 96-110

S. Pal, Samrat Chatterjee, Krishna pada Das and J. Chattopadhyay

Modelling semi-aquatic vertebrates’ distribution at the drainage basin scale: The case of the otter Lutra lutra in Italy pp. 111-121

D. Ottaviani, M. Panzacchi, G. Jona Lasinio, P. Genovesi and L. Boitani

Dealing with uncertainty in qualitative models with a semi-quantitative approach based on simulations. Application to the Gironde estuarine food web (France) pp. 122-132

S. Rochette, J. Lobry, M. Lepage and Ph. Boët

Potentials and limitations of using large-scale forest inventory data for evaluating forest succession models pp. 133-147

M. Didion, A.D. Kupferschmid, M.J. Lexer, W. Rammer, R. Seidl and H. Bugmann

Projecting population trends of endangered amphibian species in the face of uncertainty: A pattern-oriented approach pp. 148-159

Todd M. Swanack, William E. Grant and Michael R.J. Forstner

A multi-agent simulation to assess the risk of malaria re-emergence in southern France pp. 160-174

Catherine Linard, Nicolas Ponçon, Didier Fontenille and Eric F. Lambin

A spatially explicit model to predict future landscape composition of aspen woodlands under various management scenarios pp. 175-191

Eva K. Strand, Lee A. Vierling and Stephen C. Bunting

Model of coral population response to accelerated bleaching and mass mortality in a changing climate pp. 192-208

Bernhard M. Riegl and Samuel J. Purkis

Modelling above-ground herbage mass for a wide range of grassland community types pp. 209-225

M. Duru, M. Adam, P. Cruz, G. Martin, P. Ansquer, C. Ducourtieux, C. Jouany, J.P. Theau and J. Viegas

A general process-based mass-balance model for phosphorus/eutrophication as a tool to estimate historical reference values for key bioindicators, as exemplified using data for the Gulf of Riga pp. 226-244

Lars Håkanson

National water footprint in an input–output framework—A case study of China 2002 pp. 245-253

X. Zhao, B. Chen and Z.F. Yang

Foodweb modeling for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the Twelvemile Creek Arm of Lake Hartwell, South Carolina, USA pp. 254-264

Brenda Rashleigh, M. Craig Barber and David M. Walters

2009, volume 220, articles 1

A bunch of tiny individuals—Individual-based modeling for microbes pp. 8-22

Ferdi L. Hellweger and Vanni Bucci

Exploring community assembly through an individual-based model for trophic interactions pp. 23-39

Henrique Corrêa Giacomini, Paulo De Marco and Miguel Petrere

The solar transformity of petroleum fuels pp. 40-50

S. Bastianoni, D.E. Campbell, R. Ridolfi and F.M. Pulselli

How does the spatial structure of habitat loss affect the eco-epidemic dynamics? pp. 51-59

Min Su, Cang Hui, Yanyu Zhang and Zizhen Li

Assessing the impact of biological control of Plutella xylostella through the application of Lotka–Volterra model pp. 60-70

Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Lev V. Nedorezov, Horace Ochanda, John Owino and Bernhard Löhr

Carbon sequestration in soils of SW-Germany as affected by agricultural management—Calibration of the EPIC model for regional simulations pp. 71-80

Norbert Billen, Clara Röder, Thomas Gaiser and Karl Stahr