Dysfunctionality in ecosystem models: An underrated pitfall?

• Published in: Progress in oceanography Vol. 84; no. 1-2; pp. 66 - 68
• Main Authors: Anderson, Thomas R., Mitra, Aditee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 01.01.2010
• Subjects: Descriptions; Earth Sciences; Ecosystems; Foods; Inertia; Marine; Mathematical analysis; Mathematical models; Oceanography; Sciences of the Universe

Including causal mechanisms in model formulations is the key to predictive success. Yet it would appear that much of our latest (specifically ecophysiological) understanding accruing from phenomological evidence and experimental work is often not being included within model structures. Dysfunctional...