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DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-0197-2_8
Title (Primary) The potential for the use of agent-based models in ecotoxicology
Title (Secondary) Ecotoxicology Modeling
Author Topping, C.J.; Dalkvist, T.; Forbes, V.E.; Grimm, V.; Sibly, R.M.
Publisher Devillers, J.
Source Titel Emerging Topics in Ecotoxicology
Year 2009
Department OESA
Volume 2
Page From 205
Page To 235
Language englisch
Keywords Population-level risk assessment; ALMaSS; Pattern-oriented modeling; ODD; Multiple stressors
UFZ inventory Leipzig, Bibliothek, Hauptlesesaal, 00543996, 615.9 Eco, 24-0019
Abstract This chapter introduces ABMs, their construction, and the pros and cons of their use. Although relatively new, agent-based models (ABMs) have great potential for use in ecotoxicological research - their primary advantage being the realistic simulations that can be constructed and particularly their explicit handling of space and time in simulations. Examples are provided of their use in ecotoxicology primarily exemplified by different implementations of the ALMaSS system. These examples presented demonstrate how multiple stressors, landscape structure, details regarding toxicology, animal behavior, and socioeconomic effects can and should be taken into account when constructing simulations for risk assessment. Like ecological systems, in ABMs the behavior at the system level is not simply the mean of the component responses, but the sum of the often nonlinear interactions between components in the system; hence this modeling approach opens the door to implementing and testing much more realistic and holistic ecotoxicological models than are currently used.
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Topping, C.J., Dalkvist, T., Forbes, V.E., Grimm, V., Sibly, R.M. (2009):
The potential for the use of agent-based models in ecotoxicology
In: Devillers, J. (ed.)
Ecotoxicology Modeling
Emerging Topics in Ecotoxicology 2
Springer, Dordrecht, p. 205 - 235 10.1007/978-1-4419-0197-2_8