Methods and Software

On this website we post tools for ecological modelling that have been developed at the Department of Ecological Modelling at the UFZ. We hope that in this way we can contribute to making ecological modelling more effective and coherent.

We are also planning to maintain a list of links to web pages useful for ecological modellers. We would be grateful for any suggestion!

(Volker Grimm)
Formind

FORMIND is an individual-based vegetation model that simulates the growth of species-rich forests on the hectare scale. Click anywhere on this area to learn more!

Grassmind

GRASSMIND is an individual- and process-based grassland model designed for simulating the structure and dynamics of species-rich herbaceous communities (including management). Click anywhere on this area to learn more!

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ODD+D

We expanded and refined the 'ODD' protocol to establish a standard for describing ABMs that includes human decision-making (ODD+D). Click anywhere on this area to learn more!

programita
Programita

Programita is a software developed for point pattern analysis. It was developed by Thorsten Wiegand. Click anywhere on this area to learn more!

odd
ODD

ODD (=Overview, Design concepts, Detail) is desigend as a general protocol for communicating individual-based and agent-based models. Click anywhere on this area to learn more!

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META-X

META-X is a software developed for metapopulation viability analysis. Click anywhere on this area to learn more!

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Wiki

The Wiki is accessible only for Oesa staff. It is used to keep a collection of useful departemental knowledge. Click anywhere on this area to learn more!