Robustness analysis: Deconstructing computational models for ecological theory and applications

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 326, Issue , 2016, Pages 162-167

  Grimm, Volker ^a,b,c   Berger, Uta ^d  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^c GERMAN CENTRE FOR INTEGRATIVE BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH IDIV HALLE JENA LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computational modelling; Ecological theory; Model analysis; Robustness; Sensitivity analysis; Understanding

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ECOLOGY; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; ECOLOGICAL MODELLING; ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; MODEL ANALYSIS; ROBUSTNESS ANALYSIS; UNDERSTANDING;

COMPUTATION THEORY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; OPTIMIZATION; PATH ANALYSIS;

EID: 84960828015     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2015.07.018     Document Type: Article

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