On the usefulness of overparameterized ecological models

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 289-299

  Reichert, Peter ^a   Omlin, Martin ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistics; Identifiability; Model; Prediction; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

MODELLING; OVERPARAMETERIZED MODEL; PREDICTION MODEL; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 0030620062     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(96)00043-9     Document Type: Article

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