Large scale parameter study of an individual-based model of clonal plant with volunteer computing

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 222, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 935-946

  Mony, C ^a   Garbey, M ^b   Smaoui, M ^b   Benot, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Individual based model; Multiparameter method; Plant clonal strategies; Plant performance; Volunteer computing

Indexed keywords

INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODELS; MULTIPARAMETER METHOD; PLANT CLONAL STRATEGIES; PLANT PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTEER COMPUTING;

METABOLISM;

ECOLOGY;

CLONAL ORGANISM; COLONIZATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; METABOLISM; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RAMET;

EID: 78651464219     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.10.014     Document Type: Article

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