Biocomplexity: Integrating models of natural and human dynamics
in forest landscapes across scales and cultures

National Science Foundation (NSF), Biocomplexity in the Environment (BE),

Coupled Natural and Human Systems (CNH), Grant CNH BCS-0216722.

Presentations-Special Sessions- Workshops

Special sessions

Special Session. Integrating environmental modeling and human systems models: the Biocomplexity challenge (Nine papers and one panel discussion). Fifth International Conference on Modelling, Simulation and Optimization (MSO2005). The International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED), Aruba. August 2005.

Workshops

II Workshop Cross-site and cross-cultural synthesis for Biocomplexity, ULA, Mérida, Venezuela, February 2005.

I Workshop Cross-site and cross-cultural synthesis for Biocomplexity, UNEG, Puerto Ordaz, Guayana, Venezuela, October 2004.

Inaugural Workshop, Integrating Models of Natural and Human Dynamics in Forest Landscapes acress scales and cultures. Denton and Big Ticket, Texas. Sept 2002.

Presentations (Others are listed under Publications/Proceedings)

Acevedo M.F. Keynote Speaker. Ecosystem Modeling: Challenges and Opportunities Fifth International Conference on Modelling, Simulation and Optimization (MSO2005). The International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED), Aruba. August 2005.

Terán O., Alvarez J. Jaimes M and M. Ablan. 2005. Land Ocupation adn Land Use Change in a Forest Reserve: A MABS Approach. CABM-HRMA-SMGET Joint International Conference on Multi-Agent Modelling for Environmental Management. Saint Maurice Les Arcs, France, March 2005

Acevedo MF, Callicott B., Dong P., Gunter P., Kennedy J., LaPoint T., Mauldin D., Mikler M., Monticino M., , Harcombe P., Ablan M., Davila J., Ramirez H., Torres A., Rosales J., Delgado L., Castellanos H., Mansuti, A. Poster Integrating Models of Natural and Human Dynamics in Forest Landscapes acress scales and cultures. Understanding and Harnessing Complexity in the Environment. Biocomplexity Awardees Meeting. March 2005. Arlington, Virginia. Poster en PDF (2.5M)

Monticino M., A study of coupled human and biological systems: approach, preliminary results from the greenway case study, and plans for Big Thicket. Plenary Session: Big Thicket Science Conference. Beaumont, Texas. October, 2003

LaPoint T., Biocomplexity in watersheds: how the Neches River reflects land use practices Big Thicket Science Conference. Beaumont, Texas. October,2003

Acevedo M, Callicott B, Gunter P, Ji M, Kennedy J, LaPoint T, Mauldin D, Mikler M, Monticino M, Kellert S, Harcombe P, Ablan M, Davila J, Moreno M, Ramirez H, Torres A, Rosales J, Delgado L, Castellanos H, and Mansutti A, 2003. Integrating Models of Natural and Human Dynamics in Forest Landscapes Across Scales and Cultures Poster presentation in the National Science Foundation's 2003 Biocomplexity in the Environment Awardees Meeting, Arlington, VA, September 15- 17, 2003.

Acevedo M.F. Panelist in Biocomplexity and Geographers How can Geographers be leaders in the NSF Biocomplexity program? American Association of Geographers. New Orleans. March 2003.

Acevedo M.F. See the forest for the trees: Scaling in forest landscapes. Plenary speaker. Course Modeling Ecological and Biomedical Systems, Current Perspectives. Universidad International Menendez Pelayo, UIMP, Spain, 10-15, November, 2002.

Acevedo M.F. Biocomplexity: An interdisciplinary project. Panel participant, Interdisciplinary Science: An integrative vision. Course Modeling Ecological and Biomedical Systems, Current Perspectives. Universidad International Menendez Pelayo, UIMP, Spain, 10-15, November, 2002.