Invasionsoft: a web-enabled tool for invasive species colonization predictions
Predicting and averting the spread of invasive species is a core focus of resource managers in all ecosystems. Patterns of invasion are difficult to forecast, compounded by a lack of user-friendly species distribution model (SDM) tools to help managers focus control efforts.This paper presents a web-based cellular automata hybrid modeling tool developed to study the invasion pattern of lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) in the western Atlantic and is a natural extension our previous lionfish study. Our goal is to make publically available this hybrid SDM tool and demonstrate both a test case (P. volitans/miles) and a use case (Caulerpa taxifolia). The software derived from themodel, titled Invasionsoft, is unique in its ability to examine multiple default or user-defined parameters, their relation to invasion patterns, and is presented in a rich web browser-based GUI with integrated results viewer. The beta version is not species-specific and includes adefault parameter set that is tailored to the marine habitat. Invasionsoft is provided as copyright protected freeware at http://www.invasionsoft.com.
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Subjects: | Environment, Fisheries, Information Management, invasive species, species distribution models, lionfish, cellular automata, Caulerpa taxifolia, web portal, software, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/28397 |
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