Modularity and genericness in plant and ecosystem models

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-16

  Reynolds, James F ^a   Acock, Basil ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Generic design criteria; Model re use; Modularity rules; Modules

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031047446     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(96)01924-2     Document Type: Article

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