Summary
RAMAS GIS is designed to link your GIS with a metapopulation model for
population viability analysis and extinction risk assessment. Habitats used by
most species are becoming increasingly fragmented, requiring a metapopulation
modeling approach to risk analysis. Recognizing habitat patchiness from an
endangered species' point of view requires spatial information on ... habitat
suitability. RAMAS GIS meets both these requirements by linking metapopulation
modeling with landscape data and GIS technology. It is a comprehensive
extinction risk assessment system that operates in five steps - spatial data,
patch recognition, habitat dynamics, metapopulation model, and ecological risk
assessment.

Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/NT 4.0/XP. The program will not work under Windows
3 or 3.1.

Memory: Memory requirements depend on the operating system. Minimum and
recommended RAM given at http://www.ramas.com/rg4tech.htm.

Service Citation

Originators: Applied Biomathematics Title: RAMAS GIS - Linking Spatial Data with Population Viability Analysis Provider: Applied Biomathematics Edition: version 5.0 URL: http://www.ramas.com/ramas.htm#gis

Service Keywords

DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION >GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS MODELS >COMPONENT PROCESS MODELS

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE >ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS >SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS >POPULATION DYNAMICS HUMAN DIMENSIONS >POPULATION >POPULATION DISTRIBUTION HUMAN DIMENSIONS >POPULATION >POPULATION SIZE HUMAN DIMENSIONS >LAND USE/LAND COVER HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS >ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA ENVIRONMENT IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER PLANNING CADASTRE SOCIETY

Platform

MODELS

Quality
Information about the quality of the software product can be added here.

Access Constraints
None

Use Constraints
Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/NT 4.0/XP. The program will not work under
Windows 3 or 3.1.

Ancillary Keywords

landscape data habitat patches metapopulation model viability analysis risk assessment documentation technical requirements software

Service Provider

RAMAS > Ramas Ecological Software Service Organization URL: http://www.ramas.com/ Service Provider Personnel Name: APPLIED BIOMATHEMATICS REPRESENTATIVE Phone: 1-631-751-4350 Fax: 1-631-751-3435 Email: info at ramas.com Contact Address: Applied Biomathematics 100 North Country Road City: Setauket Province or State: NY Postal Code: 11733 Country: USA

Distribution Media

Fees: $995 - $2395 (US)

Personnel

APPLIED BIOMATHEMATICS REPRESENTATIVE Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: 1-631-751-4350 Fax: 1-631-751-3435 Email: info at ramas.com Contact Address: Applied Biomathematics 100 North Country Road City: Setauket Province or State: NY Postal Code: 11733 Country: USA TYLER B. STEVENS Role: SERF AUTHOR Phone: (301) 614-6898 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Global Change Master Directory City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Publications/References
Manuals

Aksakaya, H.R. 1998. RAMAS GIS: Linking Landscape Data With Population
Viability Analysis (version 3.0). Applied Biomathematics, Setauket, New York.

Aksakaya, H.R. 1998. RAMAS Metapop: Viability Analysis for Stage-structured
Metapopulations (version 3.0). Applied Biomathematics, Setauket, New York.

Ferson, S. 1990. RAMAS/stage User ... Manual: Generalized Stage-based Modeling for
Population Dynamics. Applied Biomathematics, New York.

Ferson, S. and H.R. Aksakaya. 1990. RAMAS/age User Manual: Modeling
Fluctuations in Age-structured Populations. Applied Biomathematics, Setauket,
New York.

Aksakaya, H.R. and S. Ferson. 1990. RAMAS/space User Manual: Spatially
Structured Population Models for Conservation Biology. Applied Biomathematics,
New York.

For more literature see: http://www.ramas.com/ramaspub.htm#quotes

Creation and Review Dates

SERF Creation Date: 2002-12-31 SERF Last Revision Date: 2006-04-27

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