"Developed from a workshop on the Effective use of ecological modeling in management, held in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on October 23-26, 2000"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references.

Opportunities for using ecological models for resource management / Virginia H. Dale -- Modeling for endangered-species recovery : gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region / Jean Fitts Cochrane, Robert G. Haight, and Anthony M. Starfield -- Modeling fish entrainment and impingement impacts : bridging science and policy / Webb Van Winkle and John Kadvany -- Large-scale regional assessments : lessons learned from the southern Appalachian assessment / David N. Wear -- Overcoming barriers to the use of models in environmental decision making / Mark A. Harwell and John H. Gentile -- Barriers to the use of ecological models in decision making / Virginia H. Dale [and others] -- Network theory : an evolving approach to landscape conservation / Timothy K. Keitt -- Evolving approaches and technologies to enhance the role of ecological modeling in decision making / Eric Gustafson [and others] -- Data and information issues in modeling for resource management decision making : communication is the key / John R. Richardson and Cory W. Berish -- Effective ecological modeling for use in management decisions : data issues / David Hohler [and others] -- Effective use of ecological modeling in management : the toolkit concept / Steven M. Bartell -- Role of computational toolkits in environmental management / Jeffrey P. Holland [and others] -- Science and management investments needed to enhance the use of ecological modeling in decision making / Lev Ginzburg and H. Resit Akðcakaya -- Educational investments in environmental science and management / Thomas P. Maxwell [and others] -- What in the world is worth fighting for? Using models for environmental security / Wendell Chris King and Virginia H. Dale -- New directions in ecological modeling for resource management / Virginia H. Dale. "The chapters in this book detail several successful uses of ecological models in resource management. There are five pairs of chapters addressing important issues in ecological modeling, including barriers to the use of modeling in decision making, evolving approaches in the field, effective use of data, the toolkit approach to modeling, and the various scientific and technological investments required for productive modeling. Ecologists and other scientists will learn how best to focus their research for practical real-world applications, and resource managers and other practitioners will learn the most appropriate methods of understanding dynamic processes and making projections about the implications of their decisions."--Jacket.