@article{fdi:010074156,
  title = {{C}oupling agent-based with equation-based models to study spatially explicit megapopulation dynamics},
  author = {{M}arilleau, {N}icolas and {L}ang, {C}. and {G}iraudoux, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he incorporation of the spatial heterogeneity of real landscapes into population dynamics remains extremely difficult. {W}e propose combining equation-based modelling ({EBM}) and agent-based modelling ({ABM}) to overcome the difficulties classically encountered. {ABM} facilitates the description of entities that act according to specific rules evolving on various scales. {H}owever, a large number of entities may lead to computational difficulties (e.g., for populations of small mammals, such as voles, that can exceed millions of individuals). {H}ere, {EBM} handles age-structured population growth, and {ABM} represents the spreading of voles on large scales. {S}imulations applied to the spreading of a montane water vole population demonstrated that our model is quite efficient in representing the pattern observed and might help to highlight some key parameters during population expansion. {T}his method paves the way for further developments, including the introduction of density dependent parameters (predation, diseases, etc.) capable of triggering population declines in an explicitly spatial context.},
  keywords = {{A}rvicola ; {H}ybrid model ; {D}ispersal ; {T}ravelling wave ; {FRANCE} ; {HAUTES} {ALPES} ; {ROMANCHE} {VALLEE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}cological {M}odelling},
  volume = {384},
  numero = {},
  pages = {34--42},
  ISSN = {0304-3800},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.06.011},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074156},
}