Automated parameter optimization for Ecopath ecosystem models

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 172, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 141-149

  Kavanagh, Patricia ^a   Newlands, Nathaniel ^a   Christensen, Villy ^a   Pauly, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecopath; Ecosystem model; Mass balance; Optimization; Search; Simulated annealing

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; FISHERY MODELING; MASS BALANCE; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 1242298776     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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