Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Book chapters |
| Title (Primary) | Short introduction to ecological modelling |
| Title (Secondary) | Ecological models for regulatory risk assessments of pesticides: developing a strategy for the future |
| Author | Grimm, V. |
| Publisher | Thorbek, P.; Forbes, V.; Heimbach, F.; Hommen, U.; Thulke, H.-H.; van den Brink, P.; Wogram, J.; Grimm, V. |
| Source Titel | Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology |
| Year | 2010 |
| Department | OESA |
| Page From | 15 |
| Page To | 26 |
| Language | englisch |
| Abstract | Ecological modelling has the potential to become a standard tool in higher tier risk assessments of pesticides. However, most stakeholders involved are not familiar with the rationale and methods of ecological modelling, and as a consequence, they do not know how to assess models and when models are to be trusted. Therefore, I here give a short introduction to ecological modelling. After presenting the three main model types of population models relevant for pesticide risk assessment, I explain why choice of model type and structure should not be ad hoc, but instead be determined by a detailed specification of the model's purpose. Finally, I recommend that modellers offer short courses where non-modellers from industry and regulatory authorities are introduced to ecological modelling in more detail, and where modellers can learn more about the specific requirements of the regulatory process. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=10006 |
| Grimm, V. (2010): Short introduction to ecological modelling In: Thorbek, P., Forbes, V., Heimbach, F., Hommen, U., Thulke, H.-H., van den Brink, P., Wogram, J., Grimm, V. (eds.) Ecological models for regulatory risk assessments of pesticides: developing a strategy for the future Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, p. 15 - 26 |
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