Ulanowicz, Robert E. and Flemer, David A. and Heinle, Donald R. and Huff, Rogers T. (1978) The Empirical Modeling of an Ecosystem. Ecological Modelling, 4, pp. 29-40.
Abstract
The authors have endeavored to create a verified a-posteriori model of a planktonic ecosystem. Verification of an empirically derived set of first-order, quadratic differential equations proved elusive due to the sensitivity of the model system to changes in initial conditions. Efforts to verify a similarly derived set of linear differential equations were more encouraging, yielding reasonable behavior for half of the ten ecosystem compartments modeled. The well-behaved species models gave indications as to the rate-controlling processes in the ecosystem.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Title: | The Empirical Modeling of an Ecosystem |
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| Personal Creator/Author: | | Creators | Email |
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| Ulanowicz, Robert E. | | | Flemer, David A. | | | Heinle, Donald R. | | | Huff, Rogers T. | |
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| Corporate Creator/Author: | University of Maryland. Center for Environmental Science- CBL |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Ecological Modelling |
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| Volume: | 4 |
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| Page Range: | pp. 29-40 |
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| Date: | 1978 |
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| Additional Information: | UMCES (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science); Contribution No. 799 |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Models; Ecosystems |
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| Subjects: | Ecology |
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| Item ID: | 2003 |
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| Depositing User: | Kathleen Heil |
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| Date Deposited: | 10 Apr 2009 18:55 |
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| Last Modified: | 14 Dec 2010 17:47 |
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| URI: | http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/2003 |
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