A novel Three-step Network-based Ecosystem Modelling Framework

Abstract

NEMF is a novel network-based ecosystem modelling framework. It is a flexible and easy-to-use tool for modelling ecosystems with low- to intermediate complexity. It is designed around the idea of visualizing an ecosystem through a network that implicitly defines a set of differential equations. These equations are then solved numerically and can also be inverse modelled. The framework offers the functionality to handle non-equilibrium, non-linear interactions.