| Abstract |
A decision support system model is described to advise nature park managers. It
applies dynamic modeling techniques to relate abiotic characteristics of a site
over time to species that can be found. For a desired vegetation type it
determines how such abiotic factors are to be changed in order to obtain the
desired change in the vegetation after some time. The system takes into account
an ecological model of the temporal dynamics of species, interspecies
interactions, and abiotic factors. Applying model-based reasoning and dynamical
systems methods to this ecological model, decision options on abiotic conditions
are determined in order to obtain desired vegetation types. |