@article{fdi:010066953,
  title = {{B}est practice in {E}copath with {E}cosim food-web models for ecosystem-based management},
  author = {{H}eymans, {J}. {J}. and {C}oll, {M}arta and {L}ink, {J}. {S}. and {M}ackinson, {S}. and {S}teenbeek, {J}. and {W}alters, {C}. and {C}hristensen, {V}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{E}copath with {E}cosim ({E}w{E}) models are easier to construct and use compared to most other ecosystem modelling techniques and are therefore more widely used by more scientists and managers. {T}his, however, creates a problem with quality assurance; to address this we provide an overview of best practices for creating {E}copath, models. {W}e describe the diagnostics that can be used to check for thermodynamic and ecological principles, and highlight principles that should be used for balancing a model. {W}e then highlight the pitfalls when comparing {E}copath models using {E}cological {N}etwork {A}nalysis indices. {F}or dynamic simulations in {E}cosim we show the state of the art in calibrating the model by fitting it to time series using a formal fitting procedure and statistical goodness of fit. {F}inally, we show how {M}onte {C}arlo simulations can be used to address uncertainty in input parameters, and we discuss the use of models in a management context, specifically using the concept of 'key runs' for ecosystem-based management. {T}his novel list of best practices for {E}w{E} models will enable ecosystem managers to evaluate the goodness of fit of the given {E}w{E} model to the ecosystem management question.},
  keywords = {{E}copath with {E}cosim ; {E}cological network analysis ; {E}cosystem modelling ; {E}cosystem-based management ; {M}onte {C}arlo ; {T}ime series fitting},
  booktitle = {{E}copath 30 years : modelling ecosystem dynamics : beyond boundaries with {E}w{E}},
  journal = {{E}cological {M}odelling},
  volume = {331},
  numero = {{N}o {S}p{\'e}cial},
  pages = {173--184},
  ISSN = {0304-3800},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2015.12.007},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066953},
}