Ecological Modelling In Biodiversity And Ecological Vulnerability
Informations
- Funding country
Europe- Acronym
- ECOLOGICAL MODELLING
- URL
- -
- Start date
- 11/1/2000
- End date
- 10/31/2004
- Budget
- 202,500 EUR
Fundings
| Name | Role | Start | End | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP5 - Fifth Framework Programme | Grant | 11/1/2000 | 10/31/2004 | 202,500 EUR |
Abstract
The host research group is composed of 22 modellers with many international co-operations. Thus the fellows will become acquainted with different modem and important branches of ecological modelling, and with a variety of ecological problems which can be modelled. They will learn a structured approach to constructing models which are tailored to the specific problem of interest and available information . This approach to problem solving will enable the fellows to identify a modelling approach that is appropriate for their own doctoral work. Fellows with a PhD theme in ecological modelling will learn both new techniques of ecological modelling (rule-based, individual-based, grid-based spatially explicit, stochastic, GIS-related), and methodologies for connecting their work to general ecological concepts and theories. Fellows who are primarily field ecologists will become familiar with evaluating the published modelling literature, to co-operate with other modellers and to construct small models of their own. Fellows will gain an appreciation of the potential applications of modelling to the own work, and how rule-based modelling can be applied to economic and sociological