Brian Fath

Brian D. Fath is Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Towson University (Maryland, USA). He teaches courses in ecosystem ecology, environmental biology, networks, and human ecology and sustainability. Dr. Fath has also taught courses on ecological networks and modeling in Portugal, Croatia, Denmark, China, France, and Germany. He holds a Fulbright Distinguished Chair position at Parthenope University of Naples, Italy for spring 2012.

Dr. Fath first came to IIASA as a participant in the 1997 Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP). Since 2002, he has been a summer Research Scholar within the Advanced Systems Analysis (ASA) Program. His work at IIASA contributes to ASA activities in environmental systems modeling, specifically in the area of integrated modeling (ecological-economic networks), and since 2011 he is co-scientific coordinator for the YSSP Program.

He has published around 100 research papers, reports, and book chapters in journals such as the Journal of Theoretical Biology, Ecological Modelling, BioSystems, Ecological Complexity, Environmental Modelling and Software, and Ecosystems. He co-authored the books A New Ecology: Systems Perspective and Ecological Modelling (4th edition) and is Associate Editor-in-Chief for Encyclopedia of Ecology. He is also Editor-in-Chief for the journal Ecological Modelling; President of the North American Chapter of International Society for Ecological Modelling; and Chair of Baltimore County Commission on Environmental Quality.

Dr. Fath graduated from Miami University, Ohio, USA in 1990 with degrees in physics and aeronautics. He completed an MS degree in environmental science at Ohio State University (1993) and earned a PhD in ecology from the University of Georgia in 1998. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Georgia (1998-2000) with Dr. Bruce Beck and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Cincinnati (2000-2001).

Last update: 19-OCT-2011

Chen,S. Fath,B.D. Chen,B. (2013)

Ecological risk assessment on the system scale: A review of state-of-the-art models and future perspectives ... More

Bennett,N.D. Croke,B.F.W. Guariso,G. Guillaume,J.H.A. Hamilton,S.H. Jakeman,A.J. Marsili-Libelli,S. Newham,L.T.H. Norton,J.P. Perrin,C. Pierce,S.A. Robson,B. Seppelt,R. Voinov,A.A. Fath,B.D. Andreassian,V. (2013)

Characterising performance of environmental models ... More

Fath,B.D. Scharler,U.M. Baird,D. (2012)

Dependence of network metrics on model aggregation and throughflow calculations: Demonstration using the Sylt-Romo Bight Ecosystem ... More

Dai,J. Fath,B.D. Chen,B. (2012)

Constructing a network of the social-economic consumption system of China using extended exergy analysis ... More

Seppelt,R. Fath,B.D. Burkhard,B. Fisher,J.L. Gret-Regamey,A. Lautenbach,S. Pert,P. Hotes,S. Spangenberg,J. Verburg,P.H. Van Oudenhoven,A.P.E. (2012)

Form follows function? Proposing a blueprint for ecosystem service assessments based on reviews and case studies ... More

Zhang,J. Zhang,Y. Yang,Z. Fath,B.D. Li,S. (2012)

Estimation of energy-related carbon emissions in Beijing and factor decomposition analysis ... More

Cutlip,L. Fath,B.D. (2012)

Relationship between carbon emissions and economic development: Case study of six countries ... More

Verissimo,H. Neto,J.M. Teixeira,H. Franco,J.N. Fath,B.D. Marques,J.C. Patricio,J. (2012)

Ability of benthic indicators to assess ecological quality in estuaries following management ... More

Su,M. Fath,B.D. (2012)

Spatial distribution of urban ecosystem health in Guangzhou, China ... More

Fath,B.D. (2012)

Measuring the health costs of urban growth in Peru ... More

McNerney,J. Fath,B.D. Silverberg,G. (2012)

Network Structure of Inter-industry Flows ... More

Dai,J. Fath,B.D. (2012)

Constructing a Network of the Social-economic Consumption System of China Using Extended Energy Analysis ... More

Zhang,Y. Li,S. Fath,B.D. Yang,Z. Yang,N. (2011)

Analysis of an urban energy metabolic system: Comparison of simple and complex model results ... More

Chen,S. Fath,B.D. Chen,B. Su,M. (2011)

Evaluation of the changed properties of aquatic animals after dam construction using ecological network analysis ... More

Chen,S. Fath,B.D. Chen,B. (2011)

Information-based Network Environ Analysis: A system perspective for ecological risk assessment ... More

Carpio,O.V. Fath,B.D. (2011)

Assessing the environmental impacts of urban growth using land use/land cover, water quality and health indicators: A case study of Arequipa, Peru ... More

Burkhard,B. Fath,B.D. Mueller,F. (2011)

Adapting the adaptive cycle: Hypotheses on the development of ecosystem properties and services ... More

Joergensen,S.E. Fath,B.D. (2011)

Fundamentals of Ecological Modelling: Applications in Environmental Management and Research ... More

Fath,B.D. (2011)

New methods for managing water resources ... More

Amjad,M. Fath,B.D. Rovenskaya,E. (2011)

Ecological Network Model and Analysis for Rawal Lake, Pakistan ... More

Zhang,Y. Yang,Z. Fath,B.D. (2010)

Ecological network analysis of an urban water metabolic system: Model development, and a case study for Beijing ... More

Zhang,Y. Yang,Z. Fath,B.D. Li,S. (2010)

Ecological network analysis of an urban energy metabolic system: Model development, and a case study of four Chinese cities ... More

Su,M. Fath,B.D. Yang,Z. (2010)

Urban ecosystem health assessment: A review ... More

Fath,B.D. Mueller,F. (2010)

Long-term ecosystem dynamics: Theoretical concepts of environmental change ... More

Chen,S. Fath,B.D. Chen,B. (2010)

Information indices from ecological network analysis for urban metabolic system ... More

Chen,S. Fath,B.D. Chen,B. (2010)

Ecological risk assessment of hydropower dam construction based on ecological network analysis ... More

Fath,B.D. Zhang,Y. Yang,Z. Li,S. (2010)

Urban energy metabolism using ecological network analysis: Case study of four Chinese cities ... More

Baird,D. Fath,B.D. Ulanowicz,R.E. Asmus,H. Asmus,R. (2009)

On the consequences of aggregation and balancing of networks on system properties derived from ecological network analysis ... More

Scharler,U.M. Fath,B.D. (2009)

Comparing network analysis methodologies for consumer-resource relations at species and ecosystems scales ... More

Lobanova,G. Fath,B.D. Rovenskaya,E. (2009)

Exploring simple structural configurations for optimal network mutualism ... More

Hong,M. Fath,B.D. (2009)

Measurement and Spatial Distribution of Urban Land Use Compactness in Chaoyang District of Beijing, China ... More

Swanack,T.M. Grant,W.E. Fath,B.D. (2008)

On the use of multi-species NK models to explore ecosystem development ... More

Fath,B.D. Kryazhimskiy,A.V. Liljenstroem,H. Rovenskaya,E. (2008)

Introduction: towards the design of an integrated socio-environmental assessment model for the Baltic Sea region ... More

Casti,J.L. Fath,B.D. (2008)

Ecological complexity ... More

Jorgensen,S.E. Fath,B.D. (2008)

Encyclopedia of Ecology ... More

Halnes,G. Fath,B.D. Liljenstroem,H. (2007)

The modified niche model: Including detritus in simple structural food web models ... More

Fath,B.D. Killian,M.C. (2007)

The relevance of ecological pyramids in community assemblages ... More

Fath,B.D. (2007)

Network mutualism: Positive community-level relations in ecosystems ... More

Fath,B.D. Halnes,G. (2007)

Cyclic energy pathways in ecological food webs ... More

Fath,B.D. (2007)

Structural food web regimes ... More

Fath,B.D. (2007)

Ecological Network Analysis: Measuring Cycling and Indirect Mutualism ... More

Fath,B.D. (2007)

Identifying Ecological-Economic Relations Using Network Analysis ... More

Fath,B.D. (2007)

Ecosystem Networks: Cyclic Pathways and Indirect Mutualism ... More

Fath,B.D. (2007)

Network Analysis of Critical Infrastructures: Methodology and Case Study of Natural Gas Pipeline ... More

Fath,B.D. (2007)

Ecological Network Analysis: Measuring Cycling and Indirect Mutualism ... More

Fath,B.D. (2007)

Complex Ecological Networks: Structural and Functional Regimes ... More

Rovenskaya,E. Fath,B.D. (2007)

Conceptualizing integrated socioenvironmental models ... More

Fath,B.D. (2007)

Ecological network analysis: Overview for application to BONUS ... More

Fath,B.D. (2007)

Marine ecological modelling and assessment of the Baltic Sea region ... More

Fath,B.D. (2007)

Energy pathways in ecological food webs ... More

Lobanova,G. Fath,B.D. (2007)

Exploring Simple Structural Configurations for Optimal Network Mutualism ... More

Fath,B.D. (2005)

Distributed Ecological Control ... More

Fath,B.D. (2005)

Examining Ecosystem Dynamics Using Ecological Goal Functions ... More

Fath,B.D. (2005)

Community Level Relations and Network Mutualism ... More

Fath,B.D. (2005)

Ecosystem Patterns as a Guide for Sustainability ... More

Fath,B.D. (2004)

Control of distributed systems and environmental applications ... More

Fath,B.D. (2004)

Distributed control in ecological networks ... More

Fath,B.D. (2004)

Control of distributed systems and environmental applications (editorial) ... More

Fath,B.D. Cabezas,H. Pawlowski,C.W. (2003)

Regime changes in ecological systems: An information theory approach ... More

Patten,B.C. Fath,B.D. (2002)

A progressive definition of network storage aggradation ... More

Jorgensen,S.E. Fath,B.D. (2002)

Toward a consistent pattern of ecosystem theories ... More

Fath,B.D. (1998)

Analysis of Indirect Effects in a Hydrologic Model for Use in Determining Potential Primary Productivity ... More

Fath,B.D. (1997)

Network Utility Analysis: A Non-Thermodynamic Constraint to Trophic Transfer Efficiency ... More