The role of sensitivity analysis in ecological modelling

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 203, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 167-182

  Cariboni, J ^a,b   Gatelli, D ^a   Liska, R ^a   Saltelli, A ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ecological modelling; Population dynamics; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

FISH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; LOTKA-VOLTERRA MODEL;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FISH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 34047232886     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2005.10.045     Document Type: Article

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