Spatial model used to simulate the response of freshwater emergent plants to water level fluctuations.
Ecological Archives E082-022-S1.
Eric W. Seabloom, Kirk A. Moloney, and Arnold G. van der Valk
Department of Botany, 353 Bessey Hall, Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-1020, USA.
For all correspondence:
Eric W. Seabloom
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
735 State St., Suite 300
Santa Barbara, CA, 93101-5504, USA.
e-mail: seabloom@nceas.ucsb.edu
makefile
main.c
basin.c
disperse.c
io2file.c
kirkrand.c
memstep.c
neighbor.c
plantpop.c
r250norm.c
show.c
utility.c
delta.h
kirkrand.h
r250norm.h
delta.cfg
obo10000.grd
ob01ele.grd
medium2.wtr
All files are composed solely of
ASCII text.
The file makefile is
a target for the utility make which will compile and link the spatial model
for UNIX platforms. The model can be compiled by copying the C source and header
files along with the file makefile in
a single directory and issuing the command make.
The files with .c extensions comprise the ANSI C source code for the spatial
model.
The files with .h extensions are header files required by the C compiler.
delta.cfg is
a sample configuration file that contains the parameter values for the model
(HTML version of
delta.cfg which
is linked to parameter descriptions ).
After compiling the model, a simulation using this configuration file can be
initiated by issuing the command Delta delta.cfg.
ob010000.grd is
a sample file which lists the dominant adult species in each cell of the spatial
grid representing a wetland basin. This initial distribution will be used if
the appropriate flag
is set in the configuration file delta.cfg .
This file is also an example of the
format used for the output of simulated plant distributions.
ob01ele.grd is
a sample file containing the topography of a wetland basin that is used in conjunction
with the current water level to calculate the water depth in each cell of the
spatial grid representing the wetland basin. This topography file will be used
if the appropriate flag
is set in the configuration file delta.cfg .
This file is also an example of the
format used for the output of simulated basin elevation maps.
medium2.wtr is
a sample file that describes the temporal fluctuations in water levels used
by the simulation model to calculate water depth at each point in the wetland.
This water regime will be used if the appropriate flag
is set in the configuration file delta.cfg .