Simulating Movement of Highly Mobile Aquatic Biota: Foundation for Population Modeling in an Ecosystem Context

Abstract

This technical note describes an approach for incorporating population dynamics into ecosystem-level assessments. The toot described herein is termed the Coupled Eulerian- Lagrangian (CEL) Hybrid Ecological Model. The CEL Hybrid Ecological Model couples the kinds of models typically used by engineers (the Eulerian module) with the types of models typically used by biologists (the Lagrangian module). The CEL Hybrid Ecological Model can be applied singly or in concert with other tools and methods that describe the physical environment and hydro biogeochemical processes having ecosystem significance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA399910

Entities

People

  • John M. Nestler
  • Lillian Toney
  • R. A. Goodwin

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ecosystems
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fish
  • Fisheries
  • Habitats
  • Particles
  • Resource Management
  • Simulations
  • South Carolina
  • Spatial Distribution
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Two Dimensional
  • Water Quality
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.