Agent-Based and Individual-Based Modeling: A Practical Introduction by Steven F. Railsback and Volker Grimm

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Pattern-oriented modeling of agent-based complex systems: lessons from ecology.

Agent-based complex systems are dynamic networks of many interacting agents; examples include ecosystems, financial markets, and cities. The search for general principles underlying the internal organization of such systems often uses bottom-up simulation models such as cellular automata and agent-based models. No general framework for designing, testing, and analyzing bottom-up models has yet ...

Elevated turbidity reduces abundance and biomass of stream trout in an individual-based model

Designing, Formulating, and Communicating Agent-Based Models

A.J. Heppenstall et al. (eds.), Agent-Based Models of Geographical Systems, DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-8927-4_17, © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012 Abstract Designing, formulating, and communicating agent-based models (ABMs) poses unique challenges, especially how to choose the right level of c mplexity and how to describe – and, even, think about – a model in a way that captures both its...

Agent-Based Models in Ecology: Patterns and Alternative Theories of Adaptive Behaviour

Ecologists have used agent-based models for a long time, but refer to them as “individual-based models” (IBMs). Common characteristics of IBMs are discrete representation of unique individuals; local interactions; use of adaptive, fitness-seeking behaviour; explicit representation of how individuals and their environment affect each other; and representation of full life cycles. Ecology has con...