A universal simulator for ecological models

Niels Holst

doi:10.1016/j.ecoinf.2012.11.001

A universal simulator for ecological models

Department of Agroecology - Entomology and Plant Pathology

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Abstract

Software design is an often neglected issue in ecological models, even though bad software design often becomes a hindrance for re-using, sharing and even grasping an ecological model. In this paper, the methodology of agile software design was applied to the domain of ecological models. Thus the principles for a universal design of ecological models were arrived at. To exemplify this design, the open-source software Universal Simulator was constructed using C++ and XML and is provided as a resource for inspiration.

Original language	English
Journal	Ecological Informatics
Volume	13
Pages (from-to)	70-76
Number of pages	7
ISSN	1574-9541
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2012.11.001
Publication status	Published - 2013

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