Spatial optimization in ecological applications / John Hof and Michael Bevers.
Whether discussing habitat placement for the northern spotted owl or black-tailed prairie dog or strategies for controlling exotic pests, this book explains how capturing ecological relationships across a landscape with pragmatic optimization models can be applied to real world problems. Using linea...
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2002]
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| Series: | Complexity in ecological systems series.
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| Summary: | Whether discussing habitat placement for the northern spotted owl or black-tailed prairie dog or strategies for controlling exotic pests, this book explains how capturing ecological relationships across a landscape with pragmatic optimization models can be applied to real world problems. Using linear programming, Hof and Bevers show how it is possible for the researcher to include many thousands of choice variables and many thousands of constraints and still be quite confident of being able to solve the problem in hand with widely available software. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 257 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), color maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-249) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780231500739 0231500734 |
| Language: | In English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |