Unifying the Basic Models of Ecology to Be More Complete and Easier to Teach
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DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biaa013
Abstract: Population and basic community ecology are commonly presented to students through a set of distinct models, such as those for exponential growth, logistic growth, competition, predation, and so forth. This approach mirrors the historical development… read more here.
Keywords: complete easier; unifying basic; models ecology; ecology complete ... See more keywords
Hierarchical generalized additive models in ecology: an introduction with mgcv
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6876
Abstract: In this paper, we discuss an extension to two popular approaches to modeling complex structures in ecological data: the generalized additive model (GAM) and the hierarchical model (HGLM). The hierarchical GAM (HGAM), allows modeling of… read more here.
Keywords: additive models; generalized additive; ecology introduction; models ecology ... See more keywords