TY - BOOK AU - Grimm,Volker AU - Railsback,Steven F. TI - Individual-based modeling and ecology T2 - Princeton series in theoretical and computational biology SN - 9781400850624 AV - QH352 .G75 2005eb U1 - 577/.01/5118 22 PY - 2005///] CY - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press KW - Population biology KW - Mathematical models KW - Biotic communities KW - Ecology KW - Population Dynamics KW - Models, Theoretical KW - Biologie des populations KW - Modèles mathématiques KW - Biocénoses KW - Écologie KW - mathematical models KW - aat KW - ecology KW - NATURE KW - bisacsh KW - Ecosystems & Habitats KW - Wilderness KW - SCIENCE KW - Environmental Science KW - Life Sciences KW - COMPUTERS KW - Data Modeling & Design KW - fast KW - Autökologie KW - gnd KW - Mathematisches Modell KW - Populationsbiologie KW - swd KW - Electronic books KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-420) and index; Introduction -- A primer to modeling -- Pattern-oriented modeling -- Theory in individual-based ecology -- A conceptual framework for designing individual-based models -- Examples -- Formulating individual-based models -- Software for individual-based models -- Analyzing individual-based models -- Communicating individual-based models and research -- Using analytical models in individual-based ecology N2 - "This is the first in-depth treatment of individual-based modeling and how it can be used to understand how ecological systems work, an approach the authors call "individual-based ecology." This book will be helpful to any ecologist interested in modeling, and to any scientist interested in agent-based modeling."--Jacket UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=658951 ER -