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Serving many at once: How a database approach can create unity in dynamical ecosystem modelling
Mooij, W.M.; Brederveld, R.J.; de Klein, J.J.M.; Deangelis, D.L.; Downing, A.S.; Faber, M.J.; Gerla, D.J.; Hipsey, M.R.; 't Hoen, J.; Janse, J.H.; Janssen, A.B.G.; Jeuken, M.; Kooi, B.W.; Lischke, B.; Petzoldt, T.; Postma, L.; Schep, S.A.; Scholten, H.; Teurlincx, S.; Thiange, C.; Trolle, D.; van Dam, A.A.; van Gerven, L.P.A.; van Nes, E.H.; Kuipers, J. (2014). Serving many at once: How a database approach can create unity in dynamical ecosystem modelling. Environ. Model. Softw. 61: 266–273. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.04.004
In: Environmental Modelling & Software. Elsevier: Oxford. ISSN 1364-8152; e-ISSN 1873-6726, more
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Author keywords
    Modelling framework; Programming language; Differential equation; Community-based modelling; Database approach to modelling; DATM

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  • Mooij, W.M., more
  • Brederveld, R.J.
  • de Klein, J.J.M.
  • Deangelis, D.L.
  • Downing, A.S.
  • Faber, M.J.
  • Gerla, D.J., more
  • Hipsey, M.R.
  • 't Hoen, J.
  • Janse, J.H.
  • Janssen, A.B.G.
  • Jeuken, M.
  • Kooi, B.W.
  • Lischke, B.
  • Petzoldt, T.
  • Postma, L.
  • Schep, S.A.
  • Scholten, H.
  • Teurlincx, S.
  • Thiange, C.
  • Trolle, D.
  • van Dam, A.A.
  • van Gerven, L.P.A.
  • van Nes, E.H.
  • Kuipers, J.

Abstract
    Simulation modelling in ecology is a field that is becoming increasingly compartmentalized. Here we propose a Database Approach To Modelling (DATM) to create unity in dynamical ecosystem modelling with differential equations. In this approach the storage of ecological knowledge is independent of the language and platform in which the model will be run. To create an instance of the model, the information in the database is translated and augmented with the language and platform specifics. This process is automated so that a new instance can be created each time the database is updated. We describe the approach using the simple Lotka–Volterra model and the complex ecosystem model for shallow lakes PCLake, which we automatically implement in the frameworks OSIRIS, GRIND for MATLAB, ACSL, R, DUFLOW and DELWAQ. A clear advantage of working in a database is the overview it provides. The simplicity of the approach only adds to its elegance

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