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Erschienen in: Modelling Complex Ecological Dynamics : an introduction into ecological modelling for students, teachers & scientists

Herausgeberliste: Jopp, F; Reuter, H; Breckling, B

Jahr der Veröffentlichung: 2011

Seiten: 163-178

ISBN: 978-3-642-05028-2

eISBN: 978-3-642-05029-9

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05029-9_12

Abstract: 

This chapter will describe the category of models that represent the
behaviour and interaction of distinct individuals with specific
properties. Models of this type can become very complex, but have the
advantage that model structures operate on a low level of abstraction
and represent ecological relations in a form similar to empirical
assessment. Individual-based models facilitate studies of emergent
properties, where characteristics of higher level entities like
populations or communities can be generated on the basis of single
actions of particular individuals. They allow to simultaneously
investigate energetic and physiological aspects, behaviour, and
relations to other organisms and heterogeneous environmental structures.
As a technical background, object-oriented programming is frequently
used for this model approach. This chapter introduces the conceptual
background and describes two case studies, one that investigates spatial
aspects of a predator–prey interaction, and a second one which depicts
community interactions of Northern Scandinavian small mammals with
oscillating population dynamics.

Harvard-Zitierstil: Reuter, H., Breckling, B. and Jopp, F. (2011) Individual-based Models, in Jopp, F., Reuter, H. and Breckling, B. (eds.) Modelling Complex Ecological Dynamics : an introduction into ecological modelling for students, teachers & scientists. Berlin: Springer, pp. 163-178. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05029-9_12

APA-Zitierstil: Reuter, H., Breckling, B., & Jopp, F. (2011). Individual-based Models. In Jopp, F., Reuter, H., & Breckling, B. (Eds.), Modelling Complex Ecological Dynamics : an introduction into ecological modelling for students, teachers & scientists (pp. 163-178). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05029-9_12