Events

Overview of Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) and Ecoseed Project by Villy Christensen of the University of British Columbia.

EwE is a free ecological/ecosystem modeling software suite.  It can be used to address ecological questions; evaluate ecosystem effects of fishing; explore management policy options; analyze impact and placement of marine protected areas; predict movement and accumulation of contaminants and tracers (Ecotracer); and model effect of environmental changes. This presentation will provide an overview of the latest version of EwE and describe a new zoning tool, Ecoseed, that is being developed for the EwE software package through the MEBM Tool Innovation Fund.  Ecoseed is designed to evaluate placement of protected areas.  For more information about EwE, go to www.ecopath.org.  For more information about the Ecoseed project, go to http://mgel.env.duke.edu/proj/mebm/funded-projects/ecoseed.  Web conferencing information for this tool demonstration will be sent out via this mailing list a few weeks before the webinar.

Demonstration of the Restoration Prioritization Toolset by Chaeli Judd of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

The Restoration Prioritization Toolset is a GIS based decision support tool used to help prioritize restoration management activities within an area of interest. The toolset is focused on submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and comprised of three models: Controlling Factors, Benthic Change and Prioritization. Each element analyzes one of the components of an an ecological conceptual model, uses local and satellite products, and provides feedback to the user based on that component. The toolset is available both through an on-line implementation and as ArcGIS toolboxes. Currently the online version is configured for Mobile Bay, AL. Further information, user guide and scientific basis are available at www.gomrc.org.  Contact the EBM Tools Network Coordinator, Sarah Carr, at sarah_carr@natureserve.org for more information about this demonstration.