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Article: Parameterization and prediction of community interaction models using stable-state assumptions and computational techniques: An example from the high rocky intertidal

TitleParameterization and prediction of community interaction models using stable-state assumptions and computational techniques: An example from the high rocky intertidal
Authors
Issue Date2008
PublisherMarine Biological Laboratory. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.biolbull.org
Citation
Biological Bulletin, 2008, v. 215 n. 2, p. 155-163 How to Cite?
AbstractMany ecological communities exist in a stable state where, if undisturbed, no net change will occur in the populations or in the interactions between the component parts of the system. In this paper we present computational methods (evolutionary algorithms and random searches) to parameterize mathematical models that describe communities in stable states. The initial parameterization of the model requires only "best guess" estimates for parameters and can therefore be used in data-poor situations. The technique locates the stable state that occurs with minimum deviation from these parameters. Alternative stable states in which the community may exist after a disturbance event can also be assessed using this technique, even though the number of alternative states may be large. Using available but incomplete data from an intertidal grazer/biofilm community, we created a prediction of the dynamics of both a pre- and post-disturbance community. Using limited data, we then predicted the most likely post-disturbance community, which proved to be a good match to experimental data, indicating the usefulness of this technique as a predictive tool. © 2008 Marine Biological Laboratory.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/89333
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.1
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.611
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dc.contributor.authorDavies, MSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, GAen_HK
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dc.date.issued2008en_HK
dc.identifier.citationBiological Bulletin, 2008, v. 215 n. 2, p. 155-163en_HK
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dc.description.abstractMany ecological communities exist in a stable state where, if undisturbed, no net change will occur in the populations or in the interactions between the component parts of the system. In this paper we present computational methods (evolutionary algorithms and random searches) to parameterize mathematical models that describe communities in stable states. The initial parameterization of the model requires only "best guess" estimates for parameters and can therefore be used in data-poor situations. The technique locates the stable state that occurs with minimum deviation from these parameters. Alternative stable states in which the community may exist after a disturbance event can also be assessed using this technique, even though the number of alternative states may be large. Using available but incomplete data from an intertidal grazer/biofilm community, we created a prediction of the dynamics of both a pre- and post-disturbance community. Using limited data, we then predicted the most likely post-disturbance community, which proved to be a good match to experimental data, indicating the usefulness of this technique as a predictive tool. © 2008 Marine Biological Laboratory.en_HK
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dc.subject.meshEcosystem-
dc.subject.meshFeeding Behavior-
dc.subject.meshGastropoda-
dc.subject.meshModels, Biological-
dc.subject.meshAlgorithms-
dc.titleParameterization and prediction of community interaction models using stable-state assumptions and computational techniques: An example from the high rocky intertidalen_HK
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