Use of sensitivity analysis to identify influential and non-influential parameters within an aquatic ecosystem model

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 246, Issue C, 2012, Pages 119-130

  Ciric, C ^a,b   Ciffroy, P ^a   Charles, S ^b  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Ecological modelling; EFAST; Food web models; Morris method; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; AQUATIC SPECIES; CALIBRATION PROCESS; ECOLOGICAL MODELLING; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ECOTOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS; EFAST; FOOD-WEB MODELS; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH FUNCTIONS; INDIRECT EFFECTS; INPUT PARAMETER; MORRIS METHOD; PERIPHYTONS; PREY-PREDATOR; SAMPLING DESIGN; SUBMODELS;

ALGAE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EXCRETION; FOOD WEB; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MORTALITY; PARAMETERIZATION; PERIPHYTON; POLLUTION EFFECT; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RESPIRATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CHLOROPHYTA; INVERTEBRATA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 84865061952     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.06.024     Document Type: Article

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