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Model documentation
Research articles
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Presentations
Project Deliverables
We have a range of published works that communicate the design and applications of ecological landscape models...
Comprehensive documentation of the most recent public releases of our models...
ELM v2.5 Documentation Report
Fitz, H. C., and B. Trimble. 2006. Documentation of the Everglades Landscape Model: ELM v2.5. South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL http://my.sfwmd.gov/elm. Reviewed by independent expert panel, reported at http://my.sfwmd.gov/elm. 664 pages.
For results of the Independent Panel Peer Review of this ELM v2.5 Documentation for applications to Everglades restoration, see the
Peer Review tab of the ELM application web site at the South Florida Water Management District.
1.4 mb - Overview of ELM v2.5 Documentation Report
13.3 mb - Full ELM v2.5 Documentation Report, without Ch. 6 Appendices (time series graphs of calibration)
34.2 mb - Full ELM v2.5 Documentation Report, including Ch. 6 Appendices (time series graphs of calibration)
ELM v2.5 Documentation Report: Individual Chapters from above Report
0.5 mb - Introduction, Goals & Objectives: Introduction to the Everglades and the model Goals & Objectives.
0.2 mb - Ecological Models: Wetlands: General overview of Wetland Ecological Models.
0.8 mb - Conceptual Model: Graphical and verbal descriptions of the South Florida and General Ecosystem Conceptual Models on which the ELM is based.
3.5 mb - Data: Graphical, verbal, and statistical-summary descriptions all of the Data that are used in the model.
2.7 mb - Model Structure: Graphical, verbal, and mathematical descriptions of the Model Structure and algorithms (including links to source code).
2.3 mb - Model Performance: Analysis of Model Performance relative to the historical period of record (1981 - 2000) (w/o Appendices).
23.2 mb - Ch. 6 Appendices, time series graphs of simulated vs. observed data.
1.6 mb - Uncertainty: Aspects of Uncertainty in the model and associated data, including sensitivity analysis, appropriate model expectations, and model complexity.
0.6 mb - Model Applications: Descriptions of potential Model Applications for research and management.
0.2 mb - Model Refinement: Descriptions of past and planned Model Refinements, including an overview of its current limitations.
0.5 mb - User's Guide: A User's Guide that provides the simple steps to installing and running this Open Source model.
Journal articles, book chapters, and white papers on topics specific to our research in the ecological landscape modeling...
Fitz, H.C. 2008 in press. Ecological models: Wetlands. Invited article in: S.V. Jorgensen (Editor-in-Chief), Encyclopedia of Ecology. Elsevier, Oxford, UK.
1.1 mb - Fitz, H.C. 2007. Ecological Landscape Modeling: the general application of an existing simulation framework. White paper prepared for the Environmental Laboratory, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS, USA. 14 pp.
Voinov, A., C. Fitz, R. Boumans, R. Costanza. 2004. Modular ecosystem modeling. Environmental Modelling & Software 19: 285-304.
Fitz, H.C., F.H. Sklar, A.A. Voinov, T. Waring, R. Costanza, and T. Maxwell. 2004. Development and application of the Everglades Landscape Model. In: R. Costanza and A.A. Voinov (Eds.), Landscape Simulation Modeling: A Spatially Explicit, Dynamic Approach. Springer-Verlag, New York, NY. pp. 143-171.
Villa, F., A.A.Voinov, H.C. Fitz, and R. Costanza. 2004. Calibration of large spatial models: a multi-stage, multi-objective optimization technique. In: R. Costanza and A.A. Voinov (Eds.), Landscape Simulation Modeling: A Spatially Explicit, Dynamic Approach. Springer-Verlag, New York, NY. pp. 77-116.
Voinov, A.A., H.C. Fitz, R.M.J. Boumans, and R. Costanza. 2004. Modular Ecosystem Modeling. In: R. Costanza and A.A. Voinov (Eds.), Landscape Simulation Modeling: A Spatially Explicit, Dynamic Approach. Springer-Verlag, New York, NY. pp. 43-76.
Voinov, A., C. Fitz, T. Maxwell, R. Boumans, R. Costanza. 2002. Modular Ecosystem Modelling. In: A. Jakeman, A. Rizzoli (Eds.), Integrated Assessment and Decision Support. Proceedings of IEMSS 2002 Conference, 24-27 June 2002, Lugano, Switzerland. pp. 263-268.
Sklar, F.H., H.C. Fitz, Y. Wu, R. Van Zee, and C. McVoy. 2001. The design of ecological landscape models for Everglades restoration. Ecological Economics 37: 379-401.
Fitz, H.C., and F.H. Sklar. 1999. Ecosystem analysis of phosphorus impacts and altered hydrology in the Everglades: a landscape modeling approach. In: K. R. Reddy, G. A. O'Connor, and C. L. Schelske (Eds.), Phosphorus Biogeochemistry in Subtropical Ecosystems. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL. pp. 585-620.
Wu, J., H. Huang, H.C. Fitz, Y. Wu, and F.H. Sklar. 1998. A new domain partition scheme for the Everglades Landscape Model. International Journal of Computers and Applications, 20:137-146.
Voinov, A. A., H.C. Fitz, and R. Costanza. 1998. Surface water flow in landscape models: 1. Everglades case study. Ecological Modelling. 108: 131-144.
Fitz, H.C., E.B. DeBellevue, R. Costanza, R. Boumans, T. Maxwell, L. Wainger, and F.H. Sklar. 1996. Development of a general ecosystem model for a range of scales and ecosystems. Ecological Modelling 88: 263-295.
Communications targeted to those who don't specialize in science (incl. UF IFAS 'Extension' articles)...
1.5 mb - Fitz, H.C., and N. Hughes. 2008. Wetland Ecological Models. Document SL257, Soil and Water Science Department, IFAS, UF. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. 4 pp.
A select group of recent presentations are maintained here...
12.8 mb - Fitz, H.C. March 2008. Integrated Model Assessment in Wetlands: the Everglades. 42-slide PowerPoint presentation summarizing current status of Everglades Landscape Model.
Depending on client needs, Deliverables for our projects may be posted here for a limited time...
EcoLandMod Publications