Modeling and Simulation in Ecotoxicology with Applications in MATLAB and Simulink (Paperback)

IntroductionTheories Underlying Predictive ModelsReasons for Modeling and SimulationWhat Does It Take To Be a Modeler?Why Models Fail: A Cautionary NotePrinciples of Modeling and SimulationSystemsModelingSimulationIntroduction to Matlab and Simulink MATLABSimulinkExercisesIntroduction to Stochastic Modeling Introduction to Probability DistributionsExample Probability DistributionsDiscrete-State Markov ProcessesMonte Carlo SimulationExercisesModeling Ecotoxicology of IndividualsToxic Effects on IndividualsExercisesModeling Ecotoxicology of Populations, Communities, and EcosystemsEffects of Toxicants on Aggregated PopulationsEffects of Toxicants on Age-Structured PopulationsEffects of Toxicants on CommunitiesEffects of Toxicants on EcosystemsExercisesParameter EstimationLinear RegressionNonlinear RegressionComparison between Linear and Nonlinear RegressionsExercisesDesigning Simulation ExperimentsFactorial DesignsResponse Surface DesignsExercisesAnalysis of Simulation ExperimentsSimulation Output AnalysisStability AnalysisSensitivity AnalysisResponse Surface MethodologyExercisesModel ValidationValidation and Reasons for Modeling and SimulationTesting HypothesesStatistical TechniquesSome MATLAB MethodsExercisesA Model to Predict the Effects of Insecticides on Avian PopulationsProblem DefinitionModel DevelopmentModel ImplementationData RequirementsModel ValidationDesign Simulation ExperimentsAnalyze Results of Simulation ExperimentsCase Study: Predicting Health Risk to Bottlenose Dolphins from Exposure to Oil Spill ToxicantsProblem DefinitionModel DevelopmentModel ImplementationData RequirementsModel ValidationDesign of Simulation ExperimentsAnalyze Results of Simulation ExperimentsPresentation and Implementation of ResultsCase Study: Simulating the Effects of Temperature Plumes on the Uptake of Mercury in DaphniaProblem DefinitionModel DevelopmentModel ImplementationData RequirementsModel ValidationDesign of Simulation ExperimentsAnalyze Results of Simulation ExperimentsPresentation and Implementation of ResultsIndex.