The Fourth European Conference on Ecological Modelling
September 29 - October 1, 2004, Bled, Slovenia
http://www-ai.ijs.si/SasoDzeroski/ECEMEAML04/ecem.html
Ecological modelling is concerned with the development and use of mathematical, computer and simulation models of ecosystems. It is a relatively young scientific discipline, which is rapidly gaining importance, especially because of the use and usefulness of ecological models for the management of natural resources. The European Conference on Ecological Modelling (ECEM) is the premiere European scientific event in the area of ecological modelling and regularly attracts an international audience.
ECEM is organized biannually. The first conference in the series was held in Pula, Croatia in 1997. ECEM-04 is The Fourth European Conference on Ecological Modelling. It will be organized in Bled, Slovenia, jointly with EAML-04, The Fourth International Workshop on Environmental Applications of Machine Learning, during the week SEP 27 - OCT 1, 2004.
ECEM-04 covers all topics in the area of ecological modelling. An indicative, but non-exhaustive list of topics is given below:
- Ecological modelling techniques:
- individual based modelling
- machine learning
- network analysis
- neural networks
- structural dynamic modelling
- standard models
- Modelling for ecosystem management:
- wildlife management
- ecosystem based management
- sustainability
- managing renewable natural resources
- niche reconstruction
- Modelling growth and development processes in ecosystems:
- modelling biodiversity changes
- population dynamics
- habitat modelling
- ecological energetics
- Modelling different types of ecosystems:
- forest ecosystems
(alpine/boreal forests; temperate broadleaved forests; Mediterranean forests)
- aquatic ecosystems
(marine; freshwater - lakes, rivers; lagoons; estuaries)
- grassland ecosystems
- agricultural ecosystems
- Modelling catastrophic changes in the environment:
- modelling the spread of invasive species
- ecotoxicology
(organism, population, community, ecosystem)
- outbreaks
(pests, wildfires, floods, droughts)
Abstracts (no longer than two pages) should be submitted by MAR 20, 2004. Notification of acceptance for presentation at the conference will be sent by APR 15, 2004. Full papers should be submitted by JUN 15, 2004. They will be reviewed by members of an international program committee for inclusion in a special issue of the journal Ecological Modelling and/or an edited book.
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