EUROPEAN ECOLOGICAL MODELLING CONFERENCE 1999
PULA, CROATIA, SEPTEMBER 20-24, 1999.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
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Monday, 20 Sept. 20:00-21:00 REGISTRATION and WELCOME COCTAIL
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Tuesday, 21 Sept. 8:30-13:10
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REGISTRATION 8:30-9:00
OPENING 9:00-9:10
Session: Modelling Methods and Model Sharing
Chairman: T. Legovic
S.D. Snowling and J.R. Kramer ASSESSING UNCERTAINTY IN SCIENTIFIC
CALCULATIONS AND DYNAMIC MODELLING
S. Gecek and T. Legovic UPTAKE OF MULTIPLE NUTRIENTS AND
GRAZING ON MULTIPLE PREY
G. Buffoni, G. Di Cola and L. Garaventa THE LOCAL DYNAMICS OF A
TRI-TROPHIC SYSTEM
B. C. Patten, B. D. Fath and J. S. Choi NETWORK AGGRADATION: HOW
ECOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION CREATES LOCAL ORDER IN EXCESS OF
DISORDER DISSIPATED AS ENTROPY TO THE ENVIRONMENT
COFFE BREAK: 11:10 - 11:40
S. Dzeroski ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS OF MACHINE LEARNING
J. Benz PRESENTATION OF MIF STANDARD AND NEWER DEVELOPMENTS
R. Hoch and V. Krivtsov EXPERIENCES WITH THE DOCUMENTATION OF
MODELS IN ECOBAS_MIF.
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Tuesday: 21 Sept, 15:00-16:00
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Workshop on Model Documentation
and a meeting of ISEM-Europe
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Tuesday, 21. Sept. 16:00-20:00
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Session : Marine Ecosystems
Chairman: B.C. Patten
I. Vilibic, N. Leder, A. Smircic SEA LEVEL CHANGES: A GLOBAL
AND A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE
G. Crispi, R. Mosetti, C. Solidoro and A. Crise NITROGENOUS AND
PHOSPHOROUS MATTER CYCLING IN MEDITERRANEAN BASINS
H. Wehde, J. O. Backhaus, E. N. Hegseth THE INFLUENCE OF OCEANIC
CONVECTION IN PRIMARY PRODUCTION
N. Bahamon, A. Cruzado, Z. Velasquez and N. Grimaldo NITROGEN
FLUXES IN OLIGOTROPHIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTS COMPUTED WITH
1-D ECOLOGICAL MODEL
COFFE BREAK: 18:00 - 18:30
J. Bartsch and S. Coombs AN INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL OF THE EARLY
LIFE HISTORY STAGES OF MACKEREL IN THE EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC
EMBEDDED WITHIN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHYSICAL TRANSPORT MODEL
V.E. Brando, R. Ceccareli, M. Di Bitetto and M. Lenzi VARIATIONS
IN SUBMERGED VEGETATION POPULATION IN THE ORBETELLO
LAGOON DESCRIBED WITH A SERIES OF STEADY STATE MODELS
E. Donali, K. Olli, A.-S. Heiskanen and T. Andersen CARBON FLOW
PATTERNS IN THE PLANKTONIC FOOD WEB OF THE GULF OF RIGA,
THE BALTIC SEA : A RECONSTRUCTION BY THE INVERSE METHOD.
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Wednesday, 22 Sept. 8:30 -13:00
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Session : Marine Ecosystems II
Chairman: C. Solidoro
G. Floeser A SIMPLE NITRATE-BOX MODEL FOR AN EAST FRIESIAN WADDEN
SEA BIGHT
J. Staneva, E. Stanev (1) and Ch. Lancelot THE RESPONSE OF THE BLACK
SEA ECOSYSTEM TO HUMAN ACTIVITIES
Session : Water Quality
W. Petersen, L. Bertino, U. Callies and E. Zorita PROCESS
IDENTIFICATION BY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF WATER QUALITY DATA
G. Umgiesser, L. Zampato, M. Bocci and G. Coffaro
MODELLING THE CHANNEL NETWORK OF THE CITY OF VENICE
COFFE BREAK: 10:30 - 11:00
S. Carrer, G. Coffaro, M. Bocci and G. Bendoricchio
MODELLING OF THE DIOXIN FATE IN LAGOON OF VENICE ECOSYSTEM.
U. Krajnc and I. Cvitanic EXPERIENCES WITH PREDICATIVE WATER QUALITY
MODELLING - THE CASE OF IMPOUNDING WATER AT THE VRHOVO
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT ON SAVA RIVER
F. Luchi and S. Ulgiati ANALYTICAL AND THERMODYNAMIC MODELLING OF
PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS OF GEOTHERMAL ELECTRICITY POWER PLANTS
V. Malacic NUMERICAL MODELLING OF THE INITIAL MIXING AND CTD
OBSERVATIONS OF THE INITIAL WASTEWATER FIELD IN THE SHALLOW
BAY OF PIRAN
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EXCURSION TO THE NATIONAL PARK BRIONI : 15-19
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Thursday, 23 Sept. 8:30 -13:30
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Session : Marine Ecosystems III
Chairman: G. Umgiesser
D. Melaku Canu, G. Umgiesser and C.Solidoro VELFEEM, A FINITE ELEMENT
ECOLOGICAL MODEL FOR THE LAGOON OF VENICE: FIRST APPLICATIONS
R. Pastres, G. Cossarini, C. Dejak, D. Melaku Canu and C. Solidoro
MANAGING THE REARING OF TAPES PHILIPINARUM IN THE LAGOON OF
VENICE: A DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM
A. K. Sarkar and T. K. De QUALITATIVE STUDY OF TROPHIC INTERACTIONS
IN THE MIXING ZONE OF HOOGHLY ESTUARY, INDIA
Session : Freshwater Ecosystems
B. V. Chubarenko, Y. Wang, I. P. Chubarenko and K. Hutter
MODELLING 3D CURRENTS AND WATER-EXCHANGE PROCESSES BETWEEN TWO
PARTS OF AN OBLONG BASIN SEPARATED BY A PENINSULA
COFFE BREAK: 10:30 - 11:00
S. Loiselle, V. Hull, M. Falcucci and C. Rossi THE STUDY OF
POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF FISHING ON WETLAND ECOSYSTEM INTEGRITY
Ain Kull & Tonu Oja IMPACT OF WEATHER ON NUTRIENT FLOWS IN SMALL
RIVER CATCHMENT
M. Umorin SIMULATION MODEL OF PRODUCTION-DESTRUCTION PROCESSES IN
LAKE PLESHCHEEVO ZOOBENTHOS
T. Klanjscek and T. Legovic TOWARD A LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM:
BIOREACTORS IN A FOOD CHAIN
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Thursday, 23 Sept. 15:00-16:00
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Meeting of the European Chapter of ISEM.
All scientists are invited to attend.
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Thursday, 23 Sept. 16:00 - 20:00
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Session : Terrestrial Ecosystems
Chairman: J.R. Kramer
R. A. Fleming USING THE WEIBULL MODEL TO DEVELOP METHODS FOR
ASSESSING AND FORECASTING THE IMPACT AND OCCURRENCE OF
DEFOLIATION BY FOREST INSECTS
E. Finke and G. Jetsche THE COMMON INFLUENCE OF GENETICS AND
POPULATION DYNAMICS ON THE SURVIVAL CHANCE OF ENDANGERED
POPULATIONS - A STOCHASTIC MODEL APPROACH
P. Klepac and M. Neubert
THE EFFECTS OF TRAVEL TIME ON METAPOPULATION DYNAMICS
M. Brugnach, G.A. Bradshaw, J. Bolte and R. Neilson BEHAVIORAL
CHANGES OF GLOBAL VEGETATION MODELS ACROSS SCALES
COFFE BREAK: 18:00 - 18:30
A. Cernusca, S. Royer, G. Wohlfahrt, A. Royer, and U. Tappeiner
MODELLING RADIATIVE TRANSFER, MASS AND ENERGY EXCHANGE
IN ALPINE GRASSLAND CANOPIES
A. Komarov, O. Chertov, M. Nadporozhskaya and S. Bykhovets
ROMUL - MODEL OF FOREST SOIL ORGANIC MATTER DYNAMICS AS A
SUBSTANTIAL TOOL FOR FOREST ECOSYSTEM MODELLING
T. Oja and T. Tamm POSSIBLE CHANGES IN NUTRIENT FLUXES AND NUTRIENT
AVAILABILITY IN ESTONIAN FORESTS UNDER PREDICTED CLIMATIC CHANGE
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Friday, 24 Sept. 8:30 - 12:00
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Session : Terrestrial Ecosystems
Chairman: A. Cernusca
A. Cescatti DIRECT AND INVERSE MODELLING OF CANOPY ARCHITECTURE
IN CONIFEROUS CANOPIES
B. Marcolla and A. Cescatti EXTENSION OF A 1-D LAGRANGIAN TRANSPORT
MODEL FOR THE COUPLING WITH A 3-D VEGETATION MODEL
C. Damgaard ESTIMATING THE DEGREE OF ASYMMETRIC COMPETITION IN
SIMPLE PLANT GROWTH MODELS
COFFE BREAK: 10:00 - 10:30
B. C. Patten and R. W. Sage LINEAR NONSTATIONARY MODEL OF THE
ADIRONDACK WHITETAILED DEER (ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS) SEEN,
NOT AS A POPULATION, BUT AS A COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEM
WITHIN A COMPLEX ADAPTIVE ECOSYSTEM
M. Debeljak, S. Dzeroski, A. Kobler and M. Adamic HABITAT SUITABILITY
MODELING AND PREDICTION FOR A POPULATION OF RED DEER
(CERVUS ELAPHUS L.) IN SOUTH-WESTERN SLOVENIA
F. Bousquet, C. Le Page, I. Bakam and A. Takforyan A SPATIALLY-EXPLICIT
INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL OF BLUE DUIKERS POPULATION DYNAMICS:
MULTI-AGENT SIMULATIONS OF TRADITIONAL GAME HUNTING IN AN
EASTERN CAMEROONIAN VILLAGE
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Friday: 12:00-13:00 CLOSURE AND FAREWELL COCTAIL
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| Posters will be displayed in the conference |
| hall throughout the conference. |
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P. Klepac and M. Neubert
THE EFFECTS OF TRAVEL TIME ON METAPOPULATION DYNAMICS
A. Bergamasco, G. Umgiesser, S. Rabitti and S. Carniel
1-D SIMULATION OF THE SEASONAL CYCLE OF PRODUCTIVITY IN THE NORTHERN
ADRIATIC SEA
I. Chubarenko and I. Chepikova
NUMERICAL MODELLING INVESTIGATION FOR THE REASONS OF SALINITY
INCREASE INTO VISTULA LAGOON, BALTIC SEA
A. G. Punt, G. E. Millward, J. R. W. Harris and R. J. M. Howland
MODELLING BENTHIC PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND THE EFFECT ON PH IN THE TWEED
ESTUARY, UK
V. Krivtsov, C. Goldspink, D.C. Sigee and E.G. Bellinger
EXPANSION OF "ROSTHERNE" FOR ZOOPLANKTON AND FISH
T. Legovic
IMPROVEMENT OF SEAWATER QUALITY AROUND THE ISLAND RAB, ADRIATIC SEA
O. Antonic
DEM-BASED DEPTH IN SINKHOLE AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ESTIMATOR
U. Tappeiner, E. Tasser, B.Ostendorf and D. Poll
MODELLING OF SNOW-COVER DURATION IN AN ALPINE REGION
G. Tappeiner and U. Tappeiner
EFFECTS OF AGRARIAN SUBSIDIES AND OTHER ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ON
ECOLOGICAL KEY INDICATORS: ELEMENTS OF A SIMULATION MODEL
S. Dzeroski
ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS OF MACHINE LEARNING