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Project Investigators: Donald L. DeAngelis, Louis J. Gross, Steve Hartley, James Johnston, and Leonard Pearlstine
Project Personnel: Brian Beckage, Rob Bennetts, Cristina Bondavalli, Laura Brandt, Matthew Chopp, Jon Cline, Jane Comiskey, Phil Darby, Quan Dong, Thomas W. Doyle, Scott Duke-Sylvester, Jennifer DuPree, Paul A. Fishwick, Holly Gaff, Michael S. Gaines, Dale E. Gawlik, Chris Gregory, Johanna J. Heymans, Ray Hilborn, Michael Ignotovich, Brian Jeffrey, Wiley M. Kitchens, Ken W. Krauss, Jason Liddle, M. Philip Nott, Mark Palmer, Michael Peek, H. Franklin Percival, Kenneth G. Rice, Victor H. Rivera-Monroy, Rene Salinas, Fred H. Sklar, Daniel Slone, George Stewart, Robert R. Twilley, Robert E. Ulanowicz, Paul R. Wetzel
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Summary
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| The objectives of the ATLSS project are to utilize the outputs of systems models to drive a variety of models that attempt to compare and contrast the relative impacts of alternative hydrologic scenarios on the biotic components of South Florida. |
An essential component of restoration planning in South Florida has been the development and use of computer simulation models for the major physical processes driving the system, notably models for freshwater hydrologic dynamics as it is affected by alternative human control systems and non-controlled inputs such as rainfall. The major objective of the ATLSS (Across Trophic Level System Simulation) Project has been to utilize the outputs of such physical systems models to drive a variety of models that attempt to compare and contrast the relative impacts of alternative hydrologic scenarios on the biotic components of South Florida. The biotic models are constructed at varying levels of spatial, temporal and organismal resolution, and have focused to date on intermediate and upper trophic level biotic components. The essential goal is to provide a rational, scientific basis for developing relative rankings of hydrologic scenarios as input to the planning process, and through this to aid development of appropriate monitoring and adaptive management schemes.
Read more about ATLSS and ATLSS submodels, view some of the output of the ATLSS models, visit the ATLSS FTP site for Restudy Scenario Evaluations, and read about Data/Model analysis and more at the ATLSS website.
| Note: PowerPoint® files (below) are available from the ATLSS website. If you have problems downloading these files, please e-mail Louis J. Gross at gross@tiem.utk.edu. |
ATLSS
Proposals
- 2001 (Computer Simulation Modeling of Intermediate Trophic Levels For Across Trophic Level Systems Simulations Of the Everglades/Big Cypress Region)
- 2001 (Development of an Internet Based GIS to Visualize ATLSS Datasets for Resource Managers)
- 2001 (Development of Selected Model Components of an Across-Trophic-Level System Simulation (ATLSS) for the Wetland Systems of South Florida)
Project Summaries
- 2001, 2002 (Across Trophic Level Systems Simulation (ATLSS) Program)
- 2001, 2002, 2003 (Computer Simulation Modeling of Intermediate Trophic Levels for Across Trophic Level Systems Simulation of the Everglades/Big Cypress Region)
- 2001, 2002, 2003 (Development of an Internet-Based GIS to Visualize ATLSS Datasets for Resource Managers)
- 2001, 2002, 2003 (Development of Selected Model Components of an Across-Trophic-Level System Simulation (ATLSS) for the Wetland Systems of South Florida)
- 2002, 2003 (The Influence of Hydrology and Associated Habitat Structure on Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Applesnail Abundance and Recruitment)
- 2001, 2002 (A Multimodeling Implementation Supporting ATLSS: Across-Trophic Level System Simulation)
- 2001, 2002 (Network Analysis of Trophic Dynamics in South Florida Ecosystems)
- 2003 (A Spatially Explicit Decision Support System for Everglades Ecological Risk Assessment and Restoration)
Work Plans
- 2003 (Across Trophic Level System Simulation Program for the Everglades/Big Cypress Region)
- 2003 (The Influence of Hydrology and Associated Habitat Structure on Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Applesnail Abundance and Recruitment)
- 2004 (Across-Trophic-Level System Simulation (ATLSS) for the Wetland Systems of South Florida)
Metadata
Publications
Abstracts:
- Across Trophic Level Systems Simulation (ATLSS) Program (from the GEER Conference, December 2000)
- Computer Simulation Modeling of Intermediate Trophic Levels for ATLSS of the Everglades/Big Cypress Region (from the GEER Conference, December 2000)
- Computer Simulation Modeling of Intermediate Trophic Levels for ATLSS of the Everglades/Big Cypress Region (from the South Florida Restoration Science Forum, May 1999)
- Development of an Internet Based GIS to Visualize ATLSS Datasets for Resource Managers (from the GEER Conference, December 2000)
- The Effect of Plant Community Structure on Apple Snail Abundance in the Everglades (from the GEER Conference, April 2003)
- Evaluation and Calibration of ATLSS SESI Models (from the GEER Conference, April 2003)
- Landscape Analysis of Gramminoid Habitats to Water Quality and Hydrology in Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (from the GEER Conference, April 2003)
- Network Analysis of Trophic Dynamics in South Florida Ecosystems (from the South Florida Restoration Science Forum, May 1999)
- Network Analysis of Trophic Dynamics in South Florida Ecosystems (from the GEER Conference, December 2000)
- Overview of the Across Trophic Level System Simulation (ATLSS) Program (from the South Florida Restoration Science Forum, May 1999)
- Overview of the Across Trophic Level System Simulation (ATLSS) Program: Model Development, Field Study Support, Validation, Documentation, and Application (from the GEER Conference, April 2003)
- Overview of ATLSS Spatially Explicit Index (SESI) Models (from the South Florida Restoration Science Forum, May 1999)
- Progress and Future Direction in Topographic Modeling for ATLSS Models (from the GEER Conference, April 2003)
- Spatially-Explicit Species Index Models in Application to Everglades Restoration (from the GEER Conference, December 2000)
Bibliography:
- DeAngelis
Flyers:
- Across-Trophic-Level-System Simulation (ATLSS) Program (available from the Center for Aquatic Resource Studies website. Please note that this is a (0.2 Mb) PDF file and requires the FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader® to be read.)
- Everglades Ecosystem Restoration - Florida Apple Snail (available from the Center for Aquatic Resource Studies website. Please note that this is a (0.4 Mb) PDF file and requires the FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader® to be read.)
- Florida Caribbean Science Center Restoration Ecology Branch
Paper:
- Uncertainty in spatially explicit animal dispersal models (available from the Ecological Society of America website)
Posters/Presentations:
- ATLSS Spatially Explicit Species Index (SESI) Models (PowerPoint® file. Presentation from the Ecological Processes and Modeling Information Workshop, May 2002)
- Spatially-Explicit Species Index Models in Application to Everglades Restoration (PowerPoint® file. Poster presented at the GEER Conference, December 2000)
Related Links
Submodels
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