Computational modelling of the ecological succession of a direct seeding regeneration system via cellular automata

• Grant number: 18/09535-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: June 01, 2018
• End date: July 31, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Interdisciplinary Subjects
• Principal Investigator: Andriana Susana Lopes de Oliveira Campanharo
• Grantee: Barbara Aires Pereira
• Supervisor: Vicky Temperton
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IBB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany
• Associated to the scholarship: 17/21312-1 - Computational modeling of the ecological succession in a direct seeding regeneration system through a cellular automata, BP.IC

Abstract

Ecosystems are dynamic and change over time. Their evolution can be complex, non-linear and unpredictable, as it has been studied in the ecological literature. These characteristics are relevant to habitat management and forest restoration activities. Besides that, the ecosystems could present a potential for sudden changes and can be more vulnerable than expected. In order to analyze the dynamics of ecosystems, the models of computational simulations have become promising tools of interest to several researchers. In this sense, the objective of the proposed research project is to develop a mathematical/computational model using the Cellular Automata concept capable of predicting a positive successional evaluation of a restoration experiment through direct sowing. (AU)