This 4-day workshop hosted by the Barnegat Bay Partnership and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration IN 2012 brought together practitioners of ecosystem modeling and those interested in using these techniques to address management issues within the coastal zone. The first day of this workshop focused on the ways in which models in estuarine and near shore coastal habitats can be, and have been, used to support ecosystem based management. The subsequent days of the workshop were a hands-on tutorial in the use of one particular modeling package (Ecopath with Ecosim, or EwE).
Where
Ocean County College, Toms River, New Jersey
Instructors
The instructors for the hands on tutorial included Dr. Villy Christensen of the University of British Columbia, the project leader for Ecopath development, and Dr. Howard Townsend, ecosystem modeler with NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay Office.
View the presentations below:
Using Ecosystem Modeling for Fisheries Management – Dr. Villy Christensen,
University of British Columbia
Ecosystem Modeling in Chesapeake Bay: A Multi-model Approach – Dr. Howard Townsend,
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Using Ecopath with Ecosim to Explore Nekton Community Response to Freshwater
diversion into a Louisiana estuary – Dr. Kim De Mutsert, George Mason University
Ecosystem Models: Types and Characteristics – Dr. Villy Christensen and Dr. Howard
Townsend
Introduction to Ecopath – Dr. Villy Christensen
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