Table of Contents

Preface; Artificial Neural Network Simulation of Spatial Distribution of Arthropods: A Multi-model Comparison; Multispectral Vegetation Indices in Remote Sensing: An Overview; Development of a Decision Support System for the Estimation of Surface Water Pollution Risk From Olive mill Waste Discharges; Analysis of Green Oak Leaf Roller Population Dynamics in Various Locations; Individual Based Modelling of Planktonic Organisms; The Effectiveness Of Artificial Neural Networks In Modelling The Nutritional Ecology Of A Blowfly Species; Development & Utility of an Ecological-Based Decision-Support System For Managing Mixed Coniferous Forest Stands for Multiple Objectives; Ecological Niche Models in Mediterranean Herpetology: Past, Present, & Future; Some Aspects of Phytoplankton & Ecosystem Modelling in Freshwater & Marine Environments: Consideration of Indirect Interactions, & the Implications for Interpreting Past & Future Overall Ecosystem Functioning; Modelling Population Dynamics, Division of Labour & Nutrient Economics of Social Insect Colonies; Observation & Control in Density- & Frequency-Dependent Population Models; Environmental Noise & Nonlinear Relaxation in Biological Systems; Landscape structural modeling. A multivariate cartographic exegesis; Basic Concepts for Modelling in Different & Complementary Ecological Fields: Plants Canopies Conservation, Thermal Efficiency in Buildings & Wind Energy Producing; Index.