Ecological Informatics: Understanding Ecology by Biologically-Inspired Computation

Front Matter....Pages I-XXVIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Ecological Applications of Fuzzy Logic....Pages 3-14
Ecological Applications of Unsupervised Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 15-33
Ecological Applications of Genetic Algorithms....Pages 35-48
Ecological Applications of Evolutionary Computation....Pages 49-71
Ecological Applications of Adaptive Agents....Pages 73-88
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Development and Application of Predictive River Ecosystem Models Based on Classification Trees and Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 91-107
Modelling Ecological Interrelations in Running Water Ecosystems with Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 109-126
Non-linear Approach to Grouping, Dynamics and Organizational Informatics of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities in Streams by Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 127-178
Elucidation of Hypothetical Relationships between Habitat Conditions and Macroinvertebrate Assemblages in Freshwater Streams by Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 179-192
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Prediction and Elucidation of Population Dynamics of the Blue-green Algae Microcystis aeruginosa and the Diatom Stephanodiscus hantzschii in the Nakdong River-Reservoir System (South Korea) by a Recurrent Artificial Neural Network....Pages 195-213
An Evaluation of Methods for the Selection of Inputs for an Artificial Neural Network Based River Model....Pages 215-232
Utility of Sensitivity Analysis by Artificial Neural Network Models to Study Patterns of Endemic Fish Species....Pages 233-246
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
A Comparison between Neural Network Based and Multiple Regression Models for Chlorophyll-a Estimation....Pages 249-263
A Generic Artificial Neural Network Model for Short Term Predictions of Algal Blooms in Lakes and Reservoirs....Pages 265-289
Predictive Rules for Phytoplankton Dynamics in Freshwater Lakes Discovered by Evolutionary Algorithms....Pages 291-311
Multivariate Time Series Prediction of Marine Zooplankton by Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 313-327
Classification of Fish Stock-Recruitment Relationships in Different Environmental Regimes by Fuzzy Logic with Bootstrap Re-sampling Approach....Pages 329-351
Front Matter....Pages 353-353
Identification of Marine Microalgae by Neural Network Analysis of Simple Descriptors of Flow Cytometric Pulse Shapes....Pages 355-367
Age Estimation of Fish Using a Probabilistic Neural Network....Pages 369-382
Pattern Recognition and Classification of Remotely Sensed Images by Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 383-398