Modelling in Ecology, Epidemiology and Ecoepidemiology: Introduction to the Special Issue
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Mathematical modelling in ecology, epidemiology and eco-epidemiology has long been recognized as a powerful research tool [14]. Indeed, mathematical models create a convenient virtual environment where various hypotheses can be checked and different scenarios studied in much detail. Mathematical modelling and simulations in ecology therefore provide a convenient and efficient supplement, and sometimes even an alternative, to field experiments that are costly and often difficult to replicate because of the inherently transient nature of environmental conditions. In epidemiology, the role of mathematical modelling is perhaps even more important as experimenting with dangerous diseases is hardly possible at all.
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