Ebook: META-X®-Software for Metapopulation Viability Analysis
- Tags: Ecology, Plant Sciences, Zoology, Mathematical and Computational Biology, Computer Appl. in Life Sciences, Statistics for Life Sciences Medicine Health Sciences
- Year: 2003
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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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.
System Requirements:
Windows 95/98, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows XP, Pentium Processor with a least 133 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 15 MB of free space on hard disk, CD-ROM drive with at least 4x speed, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Contents....Pages 9-11
Installation....Pages 13-14
Basic Concepts....Pages 15-23
Guided Tour....Pages 25-52
The Project Tree....Pages 53-59
Scenarios and Experiments....Pages 61-74
Simulation and Evaluation....Pages 75-84
The Landscape Editor....Pages 85-93
Parameter Variation....Pages 95-99
Import, Export and Report....Pages 101-106
Reference....Pages 107-118
Goals, Methods, and Concepts of PVA....Pages 119-139
The META-X Model in Detail....Pages 141-149
Parameterizing META-X....Pages 151-159
Example Applications....Pages 161-178
Back Matter....Pages 179-195
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Contents....Pages 9-11
Installation....Pages 13-14
Basic Concepts....Pages 15-23
Guided Tour....Pages 25-52
The Project Tree....Pages 53-59
Scenarios and Experiments....Pages 61-74
Simulation and Evaluation....Pages 75-84
The Landscape Editor....Pages 85-93
Parameter Variation....Pages 95-99
Import, Export and Report....Pages 101-106
Reference....Pages 107-118
Goals, Methods, and Concepts of PVA....Pages 119-139
The META-X Model in Detail....Pages 141-149
Parameterizing META-X....Pages 151-159
Example Applications....Pages 161-178
Back Matter....Pages 179-195
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