Individual based modeling
Individual Based Modeling is a theoretical ecology approach to modeling at the individual level.
definition
The SGPBI Report 2002 defines IBMs as follows:
Simulations based on the overall consequences of processes involving individuals of a population. In an IBM, the characteristics of each individual are tracked through time. This stands in contrast to modeling techniques where characteristics of the population are averaged, and changes in these averages are being compared.
Applications
The IBM models make it possible to understand the mechanisms behind population dynamics and ecosystem changes. The models start with the interaction of individual individuals with one another and with their animate and inanimate environment. This is particularly revealing in closely interwoven ecological communities, such as coral communities.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated December 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.railsback-grimm-abm-book.com/book-objectives.html
- ↑ See: Kubicek A, Muhando C, Reuter H (2012) Simulations of Long-Term Community Dynamics in Coral Reefs - How Perturbations Shape Trajectories .
- ↑ See: Kubicek A, Muhando C, Reuter H (2012) Simulations of Long-Term Community Dynamics in Coral Reefs - How Perturbations Shape Trajectories . PLoS Comput Biol 8 (11): e1002791. doi : 10.1371 / journal.pcbi.1002791 .
