I guess I should elaborate on my brief posting. I agree with Jane, but most
courses on ecological modelling (EM) start with cabinet making. I've given a
numberf of short courses on EM at various universities, and almost always
the organisers start by asking what software I plan to use. And in
OK, another two pence worth!
I'm not sure I would use the word uniform in this context, honestly.
There are, depending on how one chooses to count (lumping or splitting)
somewhere between two and maybe a dozen significantly different
species of mathematical models applicable to systems of
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I agree with much of what Bill and Ken have said. There ARE a fair
number of general courses that are not dominated by a particular
software package, but these seem more likely to be called
mathematical biology or mathematical ecology than modelling. Two
books that I've used in such courses are:
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Essentially, all models are wrong, but some are useful. - George E.P. Box
William Silvert wrote:
I'm not quite comfortable with Ken's comments. First of all, I of
course agree that a good background in mathematics is really
important. I have a PhD in theoretical physics and my math skills were
Bill Silvert writes:
As for the statement that the state of practice of eco-modeling beyond
simplistic (and wrong) Lotka-Volterra-like things is somewhat of a nasty
business is partly true - the field is a mess. But the LV equations are
greatly underrated. Although they are a poor
Esssentially all data are inexact, but some are useful. Modelling is not
something that lies outside the norms of science.
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