Modelling an ecosystem: The example of agro-ecosystems

Geoffrey Caron-Lormier, David A. Bohan, Richard Dye, Cathy Hawes, Roger W. Humphry and Alan Raybould

Ecological Modelling, 2011, vol. 222, issue 5, 1163-1173

Abstract: Methods to predict ecosystem responses to changing environmental conditions, including options for mitigation and management, are vital for scientists and policy makers. We propose that modelling ecosystems by grouping species into trophic-functional types has great utility, because it is potentially generic and applicable to any ecosystem.

Keywords: Individual-based model; Functional ecology; Sensitivity test; Trophic-functional type (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.11.028

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