Recent Developments in Monitoring of Complex Population Systems
The paper is an update of two earlier review papers concerning the application of the methodology of mathematical systems theory to population ecology, a research line initiated two decades ago. At the beginning the research was con- centrated on basic qualitative properties of ecological models, su...
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| author | Varga, Zoltán Gámez Cámara, Manuel Angel López, Inmaculada |
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| description | The paper is an update of two earlier review papers concerning the application of the methodology of mathematical systems theory to population ecology, a research line initiated two decades ago. At the beginning the research was con- centrated on basic qualitative properties of ecological models, such as observability and controllability. Observability is closely related to the monitoring problem of ecosystems, while controllability concerns both sustainable harvesting of population systems and equilibrium control of such systems, which is a major concern of conservation biology. For population system, observability means that, e.g. from partial observation of the system (observing only certain indica- tor species), in principle the whole state process can be recovered. Recently, for different ecosystems, the so-called ob- server systems (or state estimators) have been constructed that enable us to effectively estimate the whole state process from the observation. This technique offers an efficient methodology for monitoring of complex ecosystems (including spatially and stage-structured population systems). In this way, from the observation of a few indicator species the state of the whole complex system can be monitored, in particular certain abiotic effects such as environmental contamina- tion can be identified. In this review, with simple and transparent examples, three topics illustrate the recent develop- ments in monitoring methodology of ecological systems: stock estimation of a fish population with reserve area; and observer construction for two vertically structured population systems (verticum-type systems): a four-level ecological chain and a stage-structured fishery model with reserve area. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-49002023-04-12T19:38:06Z Recent Developments in Monitoring of Complex Population Systems Varga, Zoltán Gámez Cámara, Manuel Angel López, Inmaculada Ecological Chain Fishery with Reserve Area Stable Coexistence Ecosystem Monitoring Verticum-Type System Observer Design The paper is an update of two earlier review papers concerning the application of the methodology of mathematical systems theory to population ecology, a research line initiated two decades ago. At the beginning the research was con- centrated on basic qualitative properties of ecological models, such as observability and controllability. Observability is closely related to the monitoring problem of ecosystems, while controllability concerns both sustainable harvesting of population systems and equilibrium control of such systems, which is a major concern of conservation biology. For population system, observability means that, e.g. from partial observation of the system (observing only certain indica- tor species), in principle the whole state process can be recovered. Recently, for different ecosystems, the so-called ob- server systems (or state estimators) have been constructed that enable us to effectively estimate the whole state process from the observation. This technique offers an efficient methodology for monitoring of complex ecosystems (including spatially and stage-structured population systems). In this way, from the observation of a few indicator species the state of the whole complex system can be monitored, in particular certain abiotic effects such as environmental contamina- tion can be identified. In this review, with simple and transparent examples, three topics illustrate the recent develop- ments in monitoring methodology of ecological systems: stock estimation of a fish population with reserve area; and observer construction for two vertically structured population systems (verticum-type systems): a four-level ecological chain and a stage-structured fishery model with reserve area. 2017-07-10T10:21:19Z 2017-07-10T10:21:19Z 2013 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Published Online January 2013 in American Journal of Operations Research, 2013, 3, 167-180 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/4900 doi:10.4236/ajor.2013.31A016 en Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| spellingShingle | Ecological Chain Fishery with Reserve Area Stable Coexistence Ecosystem Monitoring Verticum-Type System Observer Design Varga, Zoltán Gámez Cámara, Manuel Angel López, Inmaculada Recent Developments in Monitoring of Complex Population Systems |
| title | Recent Developments in Monitoring of Complex Population Systems |
| title_full | Recent Developments in Monitoring of Complex Population Systems |
| title_fullStr | Recent Developments in Monitoring of Complex Population Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent Developments in Monitoring of Complex Population Systems |
| title_short | Recent Developments in Monitoring of Complex Population Systems |
| title_sort | recent developments in monitoring of complex population systems |
| topic | Ecological Chain Fishery with Reserve Area Stable Coexistence Ecosystem Monitoring Verticum-Type System Observer Design |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/4900 |
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