An Ecological Model for Predicting Behaviour of Mediterranean Shrublands

José Luis Usó-Doménech¹, Josué-Antonio Nescolarde-Selva^1, , Miguel Lloret-Climent¹ and Lucía González-Franco¹

¹Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain

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José Luis Usó-Doménech, Josué-Antonio Nescolarde-Selva, Miguel Lloret-Climent and Lucía González-Franco. An Ecological Model for Predicting Behaviour of Mediterranean Shrublands. American Journal of Systems and Software. 2016; 4(1):1-13. doi: 10.12691/ajss-4-1-1

Abstract

In order to build dynamic models for prediction and management of degraded Mediterranean forest areas was necessary to build MARIOLA model, which is a calculation computer program. This model includes the following subprograms. 1) bioshrub program, which calculates total, green and woody shrubs biomass and it establishes the time differences to calculate the growth. 2) selego program, which builds the flow equations from the experimental data. It is based on advanced procedures of statistical multiple regression. 3) VEGETATION program, which solves the state equations with Euler or Runge-Kutta integration methods. Each one of these subprograms can act as independent or as linked programs.

Keywords:
allometric equations biomass flow equations multiple regression state equations transformed functions

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