6. Barriers to the Use of Ecological Models in
Decision Making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Virginia H. Dale, Chris Rewerts, Webb Van Winkle,
Mark A. Harwell, Mike Vasievich, and Steve Hodapp
• Evolving Approaches
7. Network Theory: An Evolving Approach to Landscape
Conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Timothy H. Keitt
8. Evolving Approaches and Technologies to Enhance
the Role of Ecological Modeling in Decision Making . . . . . 135
Eric Gustafson, John Nestler, Louis Gross, Keith M. Reynolds,
Daniel Yaussy, Thomas P. Maxwell, and Virginia H. Dale
• Data
9. Data and Information Issues in Modeling for
Resource Management Decision Making:
Communication is the Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
John R. Richardson and Cory W. Berish
10. Effective Ecological Modeling for Use in Management
Decisions: Data Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
David Hohler, Tom Ashwood, John R. Richardson,
Lisa Mai Olsen, Noble Hendrix, and Alison Williams
• Toolkits
11. Effective Use of Ecological Modeling in Management:
The Toolkit Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Steven M. Bartell
12. Role of Computational Toolkits in Environmental
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Jeffery P. Holland, Steven M. Bartell, Thomas G. Hallam,
S.T. Purucker, and Christopher J.E. Welsh
• Investments Needed
13. Science and Management Investments Needed to
Enhance the Use of Ecological Modeling
in Decision Making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Lev Ginzburg and H. Resit Akçakaya
14. Educational Investments in Environmental Science
and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Thomas P. Maxwell, Jim Berkson, Tania Schoennagel,
Karen A. Poiani, and Robert Costanza
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