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Charles D. Canham; Jonathan J. Cole; William K. Lauenroth
Princeton University Press
Models in Ecosystem Science
4 The Utility of Simple Models in Ecosystem Science
Authors

Michael L. Pace

ARI Id

1666788523296_7729473

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Pages

49

DOI

10.1515/9780691228846-006

Chapter URL

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9780691228846-006/html

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Frontmatter
i
Contents
v
Acknowledgments
ix
Contributors and Participants
xi
1 Models in Ecosystem Science
Charles D. Canham; Jonathan J. Cole; William K. Lauenroth
1
2 The Role of Quantitative Models in Science
Naomi Oreskes
11
3 The Status of Dynamic Quantitative Modeling in Ecolo
William K. Lauenroth; Ingrid C. Burke; Joyce K. Berry
32
4 The Utility of Simple Models in Ecosystem Science
Michael L. Pace
49
5 In Praise of Mechanistically Rich Models
Donald L. DeAngelis; Wolf M. Mooij
63
6 Modeling for Synthesis and Integration: Forests, People, and Riparian Coarse Woody Debris
Monica G. Turner
83
7 The Role of Models in Prediction for Decision
Roger A. Pielke Jr.
111
8 Propagation and Analysis of Uncertainty in Ecosystem Models
Lars Håkanson
137
9 Bayesian Approaches in Ecological Analysis and Modeling
Kenneth H. Reckhow
168
10 Model Validation and Testing: Past Lessons, Present Concerns, Future Prospects
Robert H. Gardner; Dean L. Urban
184
11 Standards of Practice for Review and Publication of Models: Summary of Discussion
John D. Aber; Emily S. Bernhardt; Feike A. Dijkstra; Robert H. Gardner; Kate H. Macneale; William J. Parton; Steward T. A. Pickett; Dean L. Urban; Kathleen C. Weathers
204
12 The Collision of Hypotheses: What Can Be Learned from Comparisons of Ecosystem Models?
Edward B. Rastetter
211
13 Evaluating and Testing Models of Terrestrial Biogeochemistry: The Role of Temperature in Controlling Decomposition
Ingrid C. Burke; Jason P. Kaye; Suzanne P. Bird; Sonia A. Hall; Rebecca L. McCulley; Gericke L. Sommerville
225
14 Representing Biogeochemical Diversity and Size Spectra in Ecosystem Models of the Ocean Carbon Cycle
Robert A. Armstrong
254
15 The Mass Balances of Nutrients in Ecosystem Theory and Experiments: Implications for the Coexistence of Species
John Pastor
272
16 The Role of Models in Ecosystem Management
Graham P. Harris; Seth W. Bigelow; Jonathan J. Cole; Helene Cyr; Lorraine L. Janus; Ann P. Kinzig; James F. Kitchell; Gene E. Likens; Kenneth H. Reckhow; Don Scavia; Doris Soto; Lee M. Talbot; Pamela H. Templer
297
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