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Declarative modelling in the ecological and environmental sciences

Robert Muetzelfeldt¹

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1. Honorary Fellow, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh

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Received 19 January 2007 23:15 UTC; Posted 20 January 2007

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Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, Earth and Environment

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• declarative modelling
• ecological modelling
• environmental modelling
• modelling
• XML

Abstract:

Most simulation models in ecological and environmental research are implemented as computer programs in a conventional programming language. This brief paper argues for a radically different approach, based on the representation of the model structure, relationships and equations in a declarative format (e.g. XML). Simulation code can then be generated from this, but in addition the model can be displayed and processed in a wide range of useful ways, greatly increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the modelling process.

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Muetzelfeldt, Robert. Declarative modelling in the ecological and environmental sciences. Available from Nature Precedings <http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npre.2007.17.1> (2007)

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