RAMAS

Metapopulation modeling system for population viability analysis and extinction risk assessment.

Overview

RAMAS Metapop is an interactive program that allows you to build models for species that live in multiple patches. It incorporates the spatial aspects of metapopulation dynamics, such as the configuration of the populations, dispersal and recolonization among patches and similarity of environmental patterns experienced by the populations. The program can be used to predict extinction risks and explore management options such as reserve design, translocations and reintroductions, and to assess human impact on fragmented populations.

Source Of Description

Species Conservation and Management: Case Studies. Edited by H. Resit Akçakaya, Mark Burgman, Oskar Kindvall, Chris Wood, Per Sjögren-Gulve, Jeff Hatfield, and Michael McCarthy. Oxford University Press (publication expected in early 2004).

URL

http://www.ramas.com (No Longer Available)

For Application Domains

Biodiversity Conservation

Ecosystem Management

Fish And Wildlife Management

Silviculture

Zoning

Decision Problem Types Targeted

Impact Assessment

Reserve System

Domain Knowledge Modeling Area

Landscape Analysis And Modeling

Population Dispersal

Population Viability

Planning And Decision Process Phases/Steps Served

Condition Analysis And Assessment

Domain Knowledge Process Model Development

Impact Analysis

Risk Analysis

Scenario Simulation And Comparison

Visualization

Methods And Techniques Implemented

Simulation

Systems Functional Components

Visualization

Accepts Data Of Process Types

Biophysical Process

Analysis Extent

All (User Defined Analysis Extent)

Regional Extent

Subregional Extent

Analysis Unit

Individual Object

Indicators Used

Forest Fragmentation

Species Abundance

Species Distribution

Species Diversity

Species Viability

Supports Analysis Of Interdisciplinary Interactions

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Platform

Mac

Windows 2000

Windows 95/98

Windows NT

Windows XP

Description Of System Components

RAMAS Metapop: core metapopulation model for population viability analysis and extinction risk assessmentRAMAS GIS: links Metapop to your GIS dataRAMAS Landscape: integrates the landscape model LANDIS with the habitat-based metapopulation model RAMAS GIS. With the integration of a landscape and a metapopulation model, predictions about the viability, recovery, and growth of species can be based on the predicted changes in the landscapes in which they live.RAMAS Multispecies Assessment: calculates site values based on the importance of and the magnitude of the threats facing the component species.

Online Download Available

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Cost

Contact Developer

Development Status

Regularly Distributed

Tool Maker

Applied Biomathematics

Information Source

National Commission On Science For Sustainable Forestry

Parent Categories

Software Tools And Models - All

Spatial Decision Support Systems

Last Updated

2009-09-09T11:28:55.51-08:00 ^^ http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime

Decision Process Activity Types Served

Alternative Ranking, Decision Making

Condition Analysis And Assessment

Decision Alternatives Generation, Scenario Simulation

Domain Knowledge Modeling

Visualization

Software Type

Spatial Decision Support Systems

Model Type

Evaluative Models

Simulation Models

Graphical Ontology Browser

  • Click on a node to jump to the content of that node
  • Pan to see the rest of the graph
  • Scroll the mousewheel up and down to zoom in and out
  • Rearrange the nodes in the graph by dragging a node to a different position

References

IntroductionPlanning/Decision ContextPlanning And Spatial Decision ProcessSpatial Planning And Decision Problem TypesMethods And Techniques
methods and techniques; methodology
TechnologyData And Domain KnowledgePeople And ParticipationResources