Section

Ecology

Title

BIO-GEOINFORMATION METHODS OF ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH IN MODERN ECOLOGY

Сontributors

V. B. Pyshkin, Ph. D. (Biology), Associate Professor;

E. I. Ignatov, Ph. D. (Geography), Dr. Habil., Professor;

I.L. Prygunova, Ph. D. (Geography), Associate Professor.

Sevastopol MSU Branch

Abstract

Ecosystem, being the research object of modern ecology, is not perceived as a holistic system. However, with the advent of GIS and Remote Sensing techniques it is possible to develop an information model of the ecosystem, including its visualization and studying. The model is a database bank, which is a complex structure of information reflecting the composition, structure and status of all levels of the organization of ecosystems and their components within the Crimean peninsula. The model is based on mapping and environmental blocks of the database bank. The first block (GisCrim) consists of a series of electronic maps, which simultaneously serve multiple functions: act as the basis of a spatial model of the ecosystem and as a means of rapid transmission of spatio-temporal information. The second block BisCrim (Crimea Bioinformatics System) — built on the basis of GisCrim, is a system of functional and spatially-distributed subsystem databases: CrimIn secta, CrimMammalia, CrimAves, CrimReptilia, SrimAm- phidia, CrimSoil, SrimFlora and others.

Keywords

ecology, ecosystem, geosystem, catchment area, the landscape, the information model.

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