Theoretical considerations on the combined use of System Dynamics and individual-based modeling in ecology

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 222, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 210-218

  Vincenot, Christian Ernest ^a   Giannino, Francesco ^b   Rietkerk, Max ^c   Moriya, Kazuyuki ^a   Mazzoleni, Stefano ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agent based; Complex system; Hybrid model; Modeling scale

Indexed keywords

AGENT BASED; COMPLEX SYSTEMS; DIFFERENT SCALE; HYBRID MODEL; HYBRID MODELING; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODELING; MODELING SCALE; REAL-LIFE SYSTEMS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; WEAK POINTS;

ECOLOGY; SYSTEM THEORY;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; MODEL VALIDATION; PARADIGM SHIFT;

EID: 78049470719     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.09.029     Document Type: Review

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