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Auflistung nach Autor:in "Frank, Karin"

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  • Konferenzbeitrag
    A Software Tool for Assessing the Effect of Traffic on Wildlife Populations
    (The Information Society and Enlargement of the European Union, 2003) Finke, Jens; Köster, Frank; Frank, Karin; Sonnenschein, Michael
    The software tool presented in this paper, named AniTraX, was developed in close cooperation of the Oldenburg Research and Development Institute for Tools and Systems in Computing Science (OFFIS) and the Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle (UFZ). It is intended to support researchers and managers in the field of species conservation and landscape planning, who have limited experience in modelling or programming. AniTraX implements a generic model for the assessment of wildlife mortality, which is caused by anthropogenic impacts such as road traffic. Though the primarily application of AniTraX is the assessment of quantities such as the number of animals killed or the individual mortality, the tool can also be used as a module for assessing effects on higher hierarchical levels, e.g. population size or viability.
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    An Information System for the Management of Ecological Simulations
    (Environmental Communication in the Information Society - Proceedings of the 16th Conference, 2002) Köster, Frank; Finke, Jens; Frank, Karin; Sonnenschein, Michael
    Our paper deals with the information system Info-X. This software system aims at the management of ecological studies and provides a special functionality for simulation studies. In particular, Info-X can be seen as an approach to conserve the wealth of knowledge and experience, which manifests in models, simulation programs, and their practical applications. This knowledge/experience can broadly support research in theoretical and practical ecology. Info-X provides a state-of-the-art graphical user-interface to browse its database, select desired content, start simulation runs with suitable simulators, and check published results for plausibility/correctness. Furthermore, users can assess and rate the quality of existing content and are invited to submit new content.
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    Die Entwicklung eines Computer-Werkzeugs für Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung
    (Umweltinformatik ’98 - Vernetzte Strukturen in Informatik, Umwelt und Wirtschaft - Computer Science for Environmental Protection ’98 - Networked Structures in Information Technology, the Environment and Business, 1998) Lorek, Helmut; Frank, Karin; Köster, Frank; Vogel, Ute; Grimm, Volker; Wissel, Christian; Sonnenschein, Michael
    To transfer knowledge of risk analysis of metapopulations into praxis UFZ started a joint project with OFFIS with the objective to develop a computer tool which gives aid to decision making in nature reserve. The design of the resulting simulator, which is based on a generic metapopulation model, is oriented to support users without intense computer application or modelling knowledge. Hence, it offers a comfortable user interface and enables a very flexible method of working; its follow up version, which will be completed in autumn 1998, extends this assistance by providing a guided tour through the modelling and evaluation process. In addition to this, it will automatically document each result and consequently ensure its reproducibility. Another main emphasis in the design of the tool was laid on the feasibility of creating comparability studies by combining alternative scenarios to one experiment and offering suitable evaluation operators.