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Rocky
Mountain Landscape Simulator (RMLANDS)
Quantifying
Dynamics in Landscape Structure and Wildlife Habitat Under Alternative
Disturbance Scenarios
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Welcome
To RMLANDS!
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designed to simulate natural (e.g., fire) and anthropogenic (e.g.,
logging) disturbances and succession processes in the Rocky Mountains.
The software is being developed to aid Forest Service planners evaluate
the historic range of variation in landscape structure and wildlife
habitat, and to evaluate the potential consequences of alternative
future land management scenarios. |
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The purpose of this web site is to facilitate dissemination
of the software and the results of simulation experiments, and to
generally facilitate the exchange of information among project collaborators.
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About
the Authors
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RMLANDS was developed by Dr.
Kevin McGarigal (University of Massachusetts) and Dr.
William Romme (Colorado State University), with programming
by John Kim (Wheaton College), Erik Haugsjaa (UMass)
and Eduard Ene (UMass),
and additional technical assistance by David
Goodwin (UMass) and Ed
Roworth (UMass). Dr. McGarigal is the principal developer
and primary contact person for questions and comments.
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What's
in This Website
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This web site is logically organized into the following pages:
- RMLANDS Documenation
-- This page contains links to all RMLANDS documentation, including
a description of the model and user guidelines.
- Downloads
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page is where you go to download the software and documentation,
as well as a demonstration database. All future patch updates
and releases can be downloaded from this page.
- Links -- This
page contains links to other web sites containing information
on related software.
- Slide
Presentations --This page contains links to several slide
presentations on RMLANDS, including an overview of the research
project, the software, and results from initial experiments.
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Disclaimer
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This software is in the public
domain, and the recipient may not assert any proprietary rights
thereto nor represent it to anyone as other than an University of
Massachusetts-produced program. RMLANDS is provided "as is"
without warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to, the
implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose. The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and
suitability of this program for a specific application. In no event
will the authors or the University be liable for any damages, including
lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential
damages arising from the use of or the inability to use this program.
NOTE, RMLANDS was not initially developed for public distribution.
Consequently, the documentation is not sufficient for most users
to be able to run the software. This site was designed principally
to facilitate the exchange of the software between developers and
sponsors. Hence, we do not provide technical support for persons
other than our project sponsors that download and attempt to use
this software.
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Acknowledgements
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Many
individuals provided valuable input during the development and many revisions
of this software, including Thurman Wilson, Claudia Regan, Dan Greene, Dave
Dallison, Rosalind Wu, Chris Schultz, Jeff Redders, John Rupe, and many
others of the US Forest Service. We are especially grateful to Thurman Wilson
and Claudia Regan for their support of this work. Funding for work was provided
by the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, Colorado, the
San Juan National Forest, Durango, Colorado, and the University of Massachusetts,
Amherst. |
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