Co-creation of individual-based models by practitioners and modellers to inform environmental decision-making

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 810-815

  Wood, Kevin A ^a,b   Stillman, Richard A ^a   Goss Custard, John D ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agent based models; Decision support tools; Good modelling practice; Mechanistic and behaviour based models; Predictive ecology; Simulation modelling; Stakeholder engagement

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PREDICTION; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 84948720214     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12419     Document Type: Article

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