Modelling an ecosystem: The example of agro-ecosystems

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 222, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1163-1173

  Caron Lormier, Geoffrey ^a   Bohan, David A ^a   Dye, Richard ^b   Hawes, Cathy ^b   Humphry, Roger W ^c   Raybould, Alan ^d  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional ecology; Individual based model; Sensitivity test; Trophic functional type

Indexed keywords

AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS; ECOSYSTEM MODEL; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EMPIRICAL VALIDATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL METHODS; FUNCTIONAL TYPES; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODELS; POLICY MAKERS; SENSITIVITY TEST; SENSITIVITY TESTS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; ARABLE FARMING; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; INVERTEBRATE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 79551527966     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.11.028     Document Type: Article

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