Computational Models of White-Tailed Deer
in the Florida Everglades

C.A. Abbott, M.W. Berry, and J.C. Dempsey
Department of Computer Science
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-1301

E.J. Comiskey, L.J. Gross, and H.-K. Luh
Institute for Environmental Modeling
Department of Mathematics
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-1300

• Abstract
• Introduction
  • Computing Environment
  • Notations
• Sequential Everglades Model
  • Study Area
  • Landscape Representation
  • Hydrology Component
  • Vegetation Component
  • Deer Component
    • Fawn Independence and Dispersal
    • Mating and Reproduction
    • Forage Search and Movement Rules
    • Growth and Mortality
  • Program Flow
• Parallel Model
  • Landscape Partitioning
    • Map Data Structure
    • Map Initialization
  • Hydrology and Vegetation Components
  • Deer Component
    • Program Flow
    • Deer Data Structure
    • Deer Dispersal
    • Reproduction
    • Foraging
    • High/Medium Quality Forage Search
    • Low Quality Forage Search
• Verification and Performance
  • Comparison of Selected Outputs
  • Parallel Results
  • Performance of Processing Nodes
• Summary and Future Work
• References
• Appendices
• About this document ...