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Quick navigation: News - Case Studies - SELES Executables - Model Garden - Documentation - Tutorials - Reference Lists - FAQ - Support - Contact

What is SELES?

The Spatially Explicit Landscape Event Simulator is a tool for constructing and running spatio-temporal landscape models that integrate natural and anthropogenic processes (e.g. fire, insect outbreaks, logging, succession) and track indicators (e.g. age class, habitat supply, timber volumes) over long time-frames and large spatial areas. SELES extends research in the fields of landscape ecology, simulation, and ecological modelling, and is useful as a tool for research on sustainable forest management, natural disturbance modelling and habitat modelling.

What is SELES.info wiki?

SELES.info is a wiki for sharing SELES documentation, model code, images and training material.

Contributors can modify these pages. Want to help - please reach out using the Contact form.

SELES.info is a community effort! Please visit our SELESwiki Guide and Give Back to SELES for suggestions on how to contribute.

How is SELES.info wiki organised?

Here are jumping off points to get you to the right place on SELES.info. Remember that this is a community Wiki: please add material and improve these pages.

News - News about SELES, SELES.info and the SELES Community

Case Studies - Learn more about past and present land-use planning and landscape research conducted with SELES.

SELES Executables - Here's a link to Andrew's SELES executables download site.

Model Garden - View synopses and download model files for a wide variety of models.

Documentation - SELES documentation is available here.

Tutorials - Go to this Section for on-line tutorials.

Reference Lists - Here is an interactive list of publications relating to SELES.

FAQ - Here's some frequently asked questions and answers.

Support - Training and contractors can be found in this Section.

Contact - a contact form

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+|Quick navigation:  [[News | News]] - [[Case Studies]] - [[SELES Executables]] - [[Model Garden]] - [[Documentation]] - [[Tutorials]] - [[Reference Lists]] - [[FAQ]] - [[Support]] - [https://contact.seles.info Contact]
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-== What is SELES.info? ==
+== What is SELES? ==
-SELES.info is a Wiki for sharing SELES documentation, model code, images and training material.
+The Spatially Explicit Landscape Event Simulator is a tool for constructing and running spatio-temporal landscape models that integrate natural and anthropogenic processes (e.g. fire, insect outbreaks, logging, succession) and track indicators (e.g. age class, habitat supply, timber volumes) over long time-frames and large spatial areas. SELES extends research in the fields of landscape ecology, simulation, and ecological modelling, and is useful as a tool for research on sustainable forest management, natural disturbance modelling and habitat modelling.
+== What is SELES.info wiki? ==
+SELES.info is a wiki for sharing SELES documentation, model code, images and training material.
+Contributors can modify these pages. Want to help - please reach out using the Contact form.
-Anyone can modify these pages. It's a community effort! Please follow the links at below for instructions on how to contribute. For starters, why don't you [[Special:Userlogin | create a free account]]?
+SELES.info is a community effort! Please visit our [[Guide|SELESwiki Guide]] and [[Give Back to SELES]] for suggestions on how to contribute.
-Consult the WikiMedia [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
+== How is SELES.info wiki organised? ==
+Here are jumping off points to get you to the right place on SELES.info. Remember that this is a community Wiki: please add material and improve these pages.
-== What is SELES? ==
+'''[[News |News]]''' - News about SELES, SELES.info and the SELES Community
-The Spatially Explicit Landscape Event Simulator is a tool for constructing and running spatio-temporal landscape models that integrate natural and anthropogenic processes (e.g. fire, insect outbreaks, logging, succession) and track indicators (e.g. age class, habitat supply, timber volumes) over long time-frames and large spatial areas. SELES extends research in the fields of landscape ecology, simulation, and ecological modelling, and is useful as a tool for research on sustainable forest management, natural disturbance modelling and habitat modelling.
+'''[[Case Studies|Case Studies]]''' - Learn more about past and present land-use planning and landscape research conducted with SELES.
-=== Collaborative Modelling ===
+'''[[SELES Executables|SELES Executables]]''' - Here's a link to Andrew's SELES executables download site.
-Landscape management requires analysis of complex interactions among ecosystems and management regimes. Spatio-temporal simulation models are increasingly being used to assess potential long-term consequences of decisions on ecological, social and economic values. To be applied successfully in management situations, models must address appropriate questions, include relevant processes and interactions, be perceived as credible and involve people affected by decisions.
-There are two requirements for success: (1) a tool that supports rapid model prototyping and modification, that makes a clear link between a conceptual and implemented model, and that has the ability to implement a wide range of model types; and (2) a framework or methodology for collaborative model building. Our approach has roots in adaptive management, computer-supported collaborative work, complexity theory, logic programming, computer simulation and landscape ecology.
+'''[[Model Garden]]''' - View synopses and download model files for a wide variety of models.
-== How is this site organised? ==
+'''[[Documentation]]''' - SELES documentation is available here.
-=== What research has been done with SELES? ===
+'''[[Tutorials]]''' - Go to this Section for on-line tutorials.
-Go to our [[Case Studies|Case Studies]] section to learn more about past and present planning and research conducted with SELES. You can also get an overview of past work by browsing the [[Reference Lists]].
-=== Where can I get SELES and SELES models? ===
+'''[[Reference Lists]]''' - Here is an interactive list of publications relating to SELES.
-Go to the [[SELES Executables]] section for a link to the SELES download site. You can view synopses and download the model files for a wide variety of models in the [[Model Junkyard]].
-=== How can I get SELES training? ===
+'''[[FAQ]]''' - Here's some frequently asked questions and answers.
-There are on-line tutorials available in the [[Tutorials]] section.
-=== Is there a SELES FAQ? ===
+'''[[Support]]''' - Training and contractors can be found in this Section.
-Yes, and you can find it [[FAQ|here]].
-=== How can I find help to build a model for my project? ===
+[https://contact.seles.info '''Contact'''] - a contact form
-Information about discussion boards, mailing lists and contractors can be found in the [[Support]] Section.