Open AccessTHE USE OF TELESCOPING SPATIAL SCALES TO CAPTURE INSHORE TO SLOPE DYNAMICS IN MARINE ECOSYSTEM MODELING
Author(s) -
JOHNSON PENELOPE,
FULTON ELIZABETH,
SMITH DAVID C.,
JENKINS GREGORY P.,
BARRETT NEVILLE
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
natural resource modeling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.28
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1939-7445
pISSN - 0890-8575
DOI - 10.1111/j.1939-7445.2011.00094.x
Subject(s) - telescoping series , ecosystem , scale (ratio) , environmental science , submarine pipeline , range (aeronautics) , environmental resource management , polygon (computer graphics) , temporal scales , spatial ecology , habitat , computer science , ecology , geology , geography , oceanography , cartography , engineering , telecommunications , structural engineering , frame (networking) , aerospace engineering , biology
Ecosystem processes function at many scales, and capturing these processes is a challenge for ecosystem models. Nevertheless, it is a necessary step for considering many management issues pertaining to shelf and coastal systems. In this paper, we explore one method of modeling large areas with a focus at a range of scales. We develop an ecosystem model that can be used for strategic management decision support by modeling the waters off southeastern Australia using a polygon telescoping approach, which incorporates fine‐scale detail at the coastal zone, increasing in scale to a very coarse scale in the offshore areas. This telescoping technique is a useful tool for incorporating a wide range of habitats at different scales into a single model.