Matthias Ruth
Environmental Program
School of Public Affairs
Van Munching Hali
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-1821, USA
Series Editors
Matthias Ruth
Environmental Program
School of Public Affairs
Van Munching Hali
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-1821, USA
]ames Lindholm
Stellwagen Bank National
Marine Sanctuary
175 Edward Foster Road
Scituate, MA 02066, USA
Bruce Hannon
Department of Geography
220 Davenport Hali, MC 150
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Cover photograph: Kelp beds are extremely complex and critical marine habitats. Wise
management of both kelp beds and the animals that depend on them is key to the
future of our marine ecosystem. OAR!National Undersea Research Program (NURP)
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/nurp.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Dynamic modeling for marine conservation / editors, Matthias Ruth, ]ames Lindholm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. )
Additional material to this book can be downloaded from http://extras.springer.com.
ISBN 978-1-4612-6544-3
ISBN 978-1-4613-0057-1 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4613-0057-1
1. Conservation biology--Computer simulation. 2. Marine biological diversity
conservation--Computer simulation. 1. Ruth, Matthias. II. Lindholm, ]ames, 1968QH75 .D96 2001
333.91'6416'oOl3--dc21
2001032840
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© 2002 Springer Science+Business Media New York
Originally published by Springer-Verlag New York Inc. in 2002
Softcover reprint of the hardcover lst edition 2002
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if the former are not especially identified, is not to be taken as a sign that such names, as
understood by the Trade Marks and Merchandise Marks Act, may accordingly be used freely
byanyone.
Production coordinated by Impressions Book and ]ournal Services, Inc., and managed by
Timothy A. Taylor; manufacturing supervised by]acqui Ashri.
Typeset by Impressions Book and ]ournal Services, Inc., Madison, WI.
987654321
ISBN 978-1-4612-6544-3
SPIN 10841610
Environmental Program
School of Public Affairs
Van Munching Hali
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-1821, USA
Series Editors
Matthias Ruth
Environmental Program
School of Public Affairs
Van Munching Hali
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-1821, USA
]ames Lindholm
Stellwagen Bank National
Marine Sanctuary
175 Edward Foster Road
Scituate, MA 02066, USA
Bruce Hannon
Department of Geography
220 Davenport Hali, MC 150
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Cover photograph: Kelp beds are extremely complex and critical marine habitats. Wise
management of both kelp beds and the animals that depend on them is key to the
future of our marine ecosystem. OAR!National Undersea Research Program (NURP)
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/nurp.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Dynamic modeling for marine conservation / editors, Matthias Ruth, ]ames Lindholm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. )
Additional material to this book can be downloaded from http://extras.springer.com.
ISBN 978-1-4612-6544-3
ISBN 978-1-4613-0057-1 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4613-0057-1
1. Conservation biology--Computer simulation. 2. Marine biological diversity
conservation--Computer simulation. 1. Ruth, Matthias. II. Lindholm, ]ames, 1968QH75 .D96 2001
333.91'6416'oOl3--dc21
2001032840
Printed on acid-free paper.
© 2002 Springer Science+Business Media New York
Originally published by Springer-Verlag New York Inc. in 2002
Softcover reprint of the hardcover lst edition 2002
AII rights reserved. This work consists of a printed book and a CD-ROM packaged with the
book. The book and the CD-ROM may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media New York), except
for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis.
Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation,
computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now know or here- after
developed is forbidden. The CD-ROM contains the run-time version of the STELLA®software. STELLA® software © 1985, 1987, 1988, STELLA® software© 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990-1997,
2000, 2001 by High Performance Systems, Inc. Ali rights reserved. STELLA® is a registered
trademark of High Performance Systems, Inc.
The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, etc., in this publication, even
if the former are not especially identified, is not to be taken as a sign that such names, as
understood by the Trade Marks and Merchandise Marks Act, may accordingly be used freely
byanyone.
Production coordinated by Impressions Book and ]ournal Services, Inc., and managed by
Timothy A. Taylor; manufacturing supervised by]acqui Ashri.
Typeset by Impressions Book and ]ournal Services, Inc., Madison, WI.
987654321
ISBN 978-1-4612-6544-3
SPIN 10841610