Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Part 1. Introduction
1. Opportunities for Using Ecological Modeling
for Resource Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Virginia H. Dale
Part 2. Examples of Using Ecological Models
for Resource Management
2. Modeling for Endangered-Species Recovery:
Gray Wolves in the Western Great Lakes Region . . . . . . .
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Jean Fitts Cochrane, Robert G. Haight, and
Anthony M. Starfield
3. Modeling Fish Entrainment and Impingement Impacts:
Bridging Science and Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Webb Van Winkle and John Kadvany
4. Large-Scale Regional Assessments: Lessons Learned
from the Southern Appalachian Assessment . . . . . . . . . .
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David N. Wear
Part 3. Key Issues
• Barriers
5. Overcoming Barriers to the Use of Models in
Environmental Decision Making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Mark A. Harwell and John H. Gentile
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