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More about types of ecological models in ESML
General classification
In their article, “Classification of mathematical models in ecology,” Gertsev and Gertseva
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proposed eight kinds of distinctions by which ecological models can be classified. In ESML, EMs are categorized according to six of those distinctions, using the ESML descriptors shown below:
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Gertsev & Gertseva Category |
ESML Descriptor |
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Time-dependent and stationary models |
EM Time Dependence |
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Models of “Future time” and “Past time” |
EM Time Reference (Future/Past) |
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Continuous and discrete models |
EM Time Continuity |
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Models with distributed and lumped parameters |
EM Spatial Distribution |
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Analytic and numeric models |
EM Computational Approach |
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Deterministic and stochastic models |
EM Determinism |
Statistical Modeling Methods
ESML also uses a descriptor called Statistical Estimation of EM to identify whether a statistical method was used in the derivation of the EM. Designation options include: Conventional (frequentist) statistics, Bayesian statistics, Machine learning, Other or None.