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    Martin Drechsler.
    Summary: "Ecologists and economists both use models to help develop strategies for biodiversity management. The practical use of disciplinary models, however, can be limited because ecological models tend not to address the socioeconomic dimension of biodiversity management, whereas economic models tend to neglect the ecological dimension. Given these shortcomings of disciplinary models, there is a necessity to combine ecological and economic knowledge into ecological-economic models. Gradually guiding the reader into the field of ecological-economic modelling by introducing mathematical models and their role in general, this book provides an overview on ecological and economic modelling approaches relevant for research in the field of biodiversity conservation. It discusses the advantages of and challenges associated with ecological-economic modelling, together with an overview of useful ways of integration. Although being a book about mathematical modelling, ecological and economic concepts play an equally important role, making the book accessible for readers from very different disciplinary backgrounds"-- Provided by publisher.

    Contents:
    What is a model?
    Purposes of modelling
    Typical model features
    Homogenous deterministic population models
    Homogenous stochastic population models
    Spatial population models
    Models with individual variability
    Models of biodiversity
    Instruments for biodiversity conservation
    Game theory
    Incentive design
    Modelling human decisions
    The agglomeration bonus
    Foundations of ecological- foundations of ecological-economic modelling
    Benefits and challenges of ecological-economic modelling
    Integration of ecological and economic models
    Examples of ecological-economic modelling
    Outlook.
    Digital Access Cambridge 2020