%0 Journal Article %J Scientific Reports %D 2016 %T Intermediate tree cover can maximize groundwater recharge in the seasonally dry tropics %A Ilstedt, U. %A Bargu?s Tobella, A. %A Bazi?, H. R. %A Bayala, J. %A Verbeeten, E. %A Nyberg, G. %A Sanou, J. %A Benegas, L. %A Murdiyarso, D. %A Laudon, H. %A Sheil, D. %A Malmer, A. %B Scientific Reports %V 6 %8 Jan-04-2016 %G eng %U http://www.nature.com/articles/srep21930http://www.nature.com/articles/srep21930.pdfhttp://www.nature.com/articles/srep21930.pdfhttp://www.nature.com/articles/srep21930 %N 1 %! Sci Rep %R 10.1038/srep21930 %0 Book Section %B Developments in Integrated Environmental Assessment %D 2008 %T Chapter Seven Integrated Modelling Frameworks for Environmental Assessment and Decision Support %A A. E. Rizzoli %A G. Leavesley %A J. C. Ascough II %A R. M. Argent %A I. N. Athanasiadis %A V. Brilhante %A F. H. A. Claeys %A O. David %A M. Donatelli %A P. Gijsbers %A D. Havlik %A A. Kassahun %A P. Krause %A N. W. T. Quinn %A H. Scholten %A R. S. Sojda %A F. Villa %E A. J. Jakeman %E A. A. Voinov %E A. E. Rizzoli %E S. H. Chen %K environmental integrated modelling frameworks %K knowledge representation %K model engineering %K model management %K modelling frameworks %X

In this chapter we investigate the motivation behind the development of modelling frameworks that explicitly target the environmental domain. Despite many commercial and industrial-strength frameworks being available, we claim that there is a definite niche for environmental-specific frameworks. We first introduce a general definition of what is an environmental integrated modelling framework, leading to an outline of the requirements for a generic software architecture for such frameworks. This identifies the need for a knowledge layer to support the modelling layer and an experimentation layer to support the execution of models.

The chapter then focuses on the themes of knowledge representation, model management and model execution. We advocate that appropriate knowledge representation and management tools can facilitate model integration and linking. We stress that a model development process adhering to industry standards and good practices, called “model engineering,” is to be pursued. We focus on the requirements of the experimental frame, which can ensure transparency and traceability in the execution of simulation scenarios and optimisation problems associated with complex integrated assessment studies.

A promising trend for knowledge representation is the use of ontologies that have the capacity to elicit the meaning of knowledge in a manner that is logical, consistent and understandable by computers and the knowledge worker community. This new path in knowledge-based computing will support retention of institutional knowledge, while putting modelling back in the hands of modellers. Environmental modelling will then become a conceptual activity, focusing on model design rather than model implementation, with code generation being delegated to some degree to ontology-aware tools. In this respect, we envision the whole model lifecycle to change drastically, becoming more of a theoretical activity and less of a coding-intensive, highly engineering-oriented task.

%B Developments in Integrated Environmental Assessment %I Elsevier %V 3 %P 101-118 %@ 9780080568867 %& 7 %R doi:10.1016/S1574-101X(08)00607-8 %0 Report %D 2007 %T The clinical and cost effectiveness of screening for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) %A Ritchie K %A Bradbury I %A Craig J %A Eastgate J %A Foster L %A Kohli H %A Iqbal K %A MacPherson K %A McCarthy T %A McIntosh H %A Nic Lochlainn E %A Reid M %A Taylor J %B NHS Quality Improvement Scotland %U http://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org/his/idoc.ashx?docid=4cd58ffa-afdb-45bb-b0d5-22782b3f327d&version=-1 %0 Journal Article %J Forest Ecology and Management %D 2006 %T Spatially-explicit competition indices and the analysis of mixed-species plantings with the Simile modelling environment %A Jerome K. VanclayCorresponding Author Contact Information %K Acacia %K Distance-dependent competition index %K Eucalyptus %K Individual-based modelling %K Mixed-species %K Powersim; Stella; Systems dynamics %K Simile %K Vensim %X

Individual-based modelling and analysis of forest experiments has been made more accessible to researchers with the advent of modelling environments like Simile from www.simulistics.com. Individual-based analyses of tree growth data offer insights not possible with plot-based analyses, especially when the original experimental design has been compromised by mortality or other unforeseen events. The paper illustrates how Simile can be used for individual-based analyses of mixed plantings, and how it can be used to explore the consequences of the resulting statistical models. A mixed-species planting of Eucalyptus pellita and Acacia peregrina is used to illustrate possibilities.

%B Forest Ecology and Management %V 233 %P 295-302 %N 2-3 %R doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2006.05.020