Ecological modeling for resource management: [Workshop on the "Effective Use of Ecological Modeling in Management", held in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on October 23-26, 2000]

Opportunities for Using Ecological Models for Resource Management -- Examples of Using Ecological Models for Resource Management -- Modeling for Endangered-Species Recovery: Gray Wolves in the Western Great Lakes Region -- Modeling Fish Entrainment and Impingement Impacts: Bridging Science and Policy -- Large-Scale Regional Assessments: Lessons Learned from the Southern Appalachian Assessment -- Key Issues -- Overcoming Barriers to the Use of Models in Environmental Decision Making -- Barriers to the Use of Ecological Models in Decision Making -- Network Theory: An Evolving Approach to Landscape Conservation -- Evolving Approaches and Technologies to Enhance the Role of Ecological Modeling in Decision Making -- Data and Information Issues in Modeling for Resource Management Decision Making: Communication Is the Key -- Effective Ecological Modeling for Use in Management Decisions: Data Issues -- Effective Use of Ecological Modeling in Management: The Toolkit Concept -- Role of Computational Toolkits in Environmental Management -- Science and Management Investments Needed to Enhance the Use of Ecological Modeling in Decision Making -- Educational Investments in Environmental Science and Management -- Finale -- What in the World Is Worth Fighting for? Using Models for Environmental Security -- New Directions in Ecological Modeling for Resource Management.