| Presently, I am working on the following environmental models that will be available in future:
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2003, 2004
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EcoSys
more
comprehensive and flexible than REMUS. While REMUS was designed specifically
to predict woodland caribou population dynamics, EcoSys allows its users
to simulate dynamics of wide range of species (by adjusting specific
controls that determine characteristics like body weight, feeding requirements,
reproductive potential, vulnerability to predation, predation efficiency,
etc.) and how they respond to industrial development (habitat loss and
fragmentation) and varying climatic conditions (precipitation, temperature).
and
to explore the potential methods of controlling and regulating this
non-native species. It is known that control of wild boar populations
is usually difficult, quite expensive and rarely can be accomplished
in a short period of time. I believe that Boar will
be a powerful tool in wild boar management in Alberta and potentially
in other locations. The model attempts to assess how the species responds
to new environmental and anthropogenic factors and how it affects
the ecosystem it invades (the impact on forestry, agriculture and
the integrity of wild ecosystems). Boar is based
on similar principles as EcoSys and I anticipate that future merging
of these two models may result in creation of a new one.
main
goal of QualiAir is to assess how the road traffic
affects air quality for the resident population. The model is based
on the assumption that depending on climatic conditions (daily and
seasonal) specific traffic regulations should be able to increase
air quality in the area of interest. QualiAir is
designed as an air quality management tool for urban landscapes. 