Introduction to the Modelling of Marine Ecosystems

Introduction to the Modelling of Marine Ecosystems provides step-by-step processes for modeling complex relationships that exist in real world marine ecosystems

W. Fennel (Author), T. Neumann (Author)

9780444633637

Hardback, published 28 August 2014

372 pages, 170 illustrations (30 in full color)
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.5 cm, 0.55 kg

Introduction to the Modelling of Marine Ecosystems, Second Edition provides foundational information on the construction of chemical and biological models – from simple cases to more complex biogeochemical models and life cycle resolving model components. This step-by-step approach to increasing the complexity of the models allows readers to explore the theoretical framework and become familiar with the models even when they have limited experience in mathematical modeling. Introduction to the Modelling of Marine Ecosystems shows how biological model components can be integrated into three dimensional circulation models and how such models can be used for numerical experiments.

• Preface
  • Preface of the First Edition
• Chapter 1: Introduction
  • 1.1 Models of marine ecosystems
  • 1.2 Models from nutrients to fish
• Chapter 2: Chemical-Biological Models
  • 2.1 Chemical-biological processes
  • 2.2 Simple models
  • 2.3 Simple plankton models for the ocean
• Chapter 3: More Complex Models
  • 3.1 Competition
  • 3.2 Several functional groups
  • 3.3 N₂ fixation
  • 3.4 Denitrification
• Chapter 4: Modelling Life Cycles of Copepods and Fish
  • 4.1 Growth and stage duration
  • 4.2 Stage-resolving models of copepods
  • 4.3 Experimental simulations
  • 4.4 A fish model
• Chapter 5: Physical–Biological Interaction
  • 5.1 Irradiance
  • 5.2 Coastal ocean dynamics
  • 5.3 Advection–diffusion equation
  • 5.4 Upscaling and downscaling
  • 5.5 Resolution of processes
• Chapter 6: Coupled Models
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Regional to global models
  • 6.3 Circulation models
  • 6.4 Baltic sea
  • 6.5 Description of the model system
  • 6.6 Simulation of the annual cycle
  • 6.7 Simulation of the decade 1980–1990
  • 6.8 A load reduction experiment
  • 6.9 Projection of future changes
  • 6.10 Tracking of elements
  • 6.11 Discussion
• Chapter 7: Circulation Model, Copepods and Fish
  • 7.1 Recruitment (Match–Mismatch)
  • 7.2 Copepods in the baltic sea model
  • 7.3 Three-dimensional simulations
  • 7.4 Modelling of behavioural aspects
  • 7.5 Fish in a three-dimensional model
  • 7.6 Ergom: A Biogeochemical Model for Regional Seas
• Chapter 8: A Brief Introduction to MATLAB
  • 8.1 Fundamentals
  • 8.2 Ordinary differential equations
  • 8.3 Miscellaneous
• Appendix: Content of the Booksite
• Bibliography
• Index

Subject Areas: Applied ecology [RNC], Marine biology [PSPM], Ecological science, the Biosphere [PSAF]