1. Start the story of qualitative analysis in the 12th century with a gentle man called Fibonacci. Then move to Malthus, Darwin, Lotka and Volterra then get into the nitty gritty of qualitative modelling
Ecospace
Beth Fulton
2012

2. Ecospace Builds on Ecopath and Ecosim Spatial version Regular grid
ECOSIM on each cell
movement along gradients across cell (weighted by preferred habit)
Once defined go to ‘Run Ecospace’ and press ‘Run’
output is spatial distribution of groups through time and overall Ecosim result
ECOPATH, ECOSIM and ECOSPACE

3. Ecospace Replicates Ecosim dynamics in each cell
Links cells through dispersal of organisms and effort allocation (and advection option)
Equal m’s (symmetrical mixing,
except at shores or when toward preferred habitats)
mi,j+1Bij
Bij
ECOPATH, ECOSIM and ECOSPACE

4. Ecospace Basemap (can be from GIS) define rows and columns
select habitat type and draw it on
draw on protected zones
define areas of differing relative primary productivity
all done by selecting different option on sheet and then drawing in shape with cursor
loading GIS maps gets easier
ECOPATH, ECOSIM and ECOSPACE

5. Ecospace
Basemap (can be from GIS)

6. Ecospace - Habitats Habitats – define by clinking on habitats icon
Represents habitat ‘preferences’ by differential dispersal, feeding and predation rates

7. Ecospace - Habitats Association of groups to habitats
identify habitats fisheries can access
ECOPATH, ECOSIM and ECOSPACE
ECOPATH, ECOSIM and ECOSPACE

8. Ecospace - Map
Accounts for spatial variation in productivity and cost of fishing (paint or load)

9. Ecospace - Advection Advection = slab hydrodynamic flows (per month)
load or draw on wind, upwelling, MLD and “Calculate”
Physical oceanographers can even add one of their favorite processes.

10. Ecospace - Movement
Include dispersal

11. Ecospace - Migration
Migration centre point specified per month per species

12. Ecospace - Run Once defined go to ‘Run Ecospace’ and press ‘Run’
output is spatial distribution of groups through time and overall Ecosim result

13. Ecospace – Extras
Ecoseed = spatial optimisation of MPA size & location
Evaluates one seed cell for each run
“Best” seed cell is selected as an MPA cell
Adjacent cells become seed cells
Process continues until all cells are MPAs
ECOPATH, ECOSIM and ECOSPACE

14. Ecospace - Example
Marine protected area effects

15. Thank you
Explain why important - what has climate change shown as already? Fisheries is streets ahead in thinking about co-management, adaptive management and tools to support that.