Making ecological models adequate
Getz W, Marshall C, Carlson C, Giuggioli L, Ryan S, Romañach S, Boettiger C, Chamberlain S, Larsen L, D’Odorico P, O’Sullivan D. Making ecological models adequate. Ecology Letters 2017, 21: 153-166. PMID: 29280332, DOI: 10.1111/ele.12893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEcological modelEcological structurePoor model performanceEnvironmental managementEcological studiesIrreversible impactsImproved modeling frameworkAssessment protocolModel performanceManagementModel elaborationControlled variable selectionProcess descriptionCoarse graining procedureModel's ability