Journal article
Adding ecosystem function to agent-based land use models
Journal of Land Use Science, Vol.3(1), pp.27-40
2008
DOI: 10.1080/17474230802048078
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to examine issues in the inclusion of simulations of ecosystem functions in agent-based models of land use decision-making. The reasons for incorporating these simulations include local interests in land fertility and global interests in carbon sequestration. Biogeochemical models are needed in order to calculate such fluxes. The Century model is described with particular attention to the land use choices that it can encompass. When Century is applied to a land use problem the combinatorial choices lead to a potentially unmanageable number of simulation runs. Century is also parameter-intensive. Three ways of including Century output in agent-based models, ranging from separately calculated look-up tables to agents running Century within the simulation, are presented. The latter may be most efficient, but it moves the computing costs to where they are most problematic. Concern for computing costs should not be a roadblock.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Adding ecosystem function to agent-based land use models
- Creators
- V. Yadav - University of IowaS.J. Del Grosso - Colorado State UniversityW.J. Parton - Colorado State UniversityG.P. Malanson - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of Land Use Science, Vol.3(1), pp.27-40
- DOI
- 10.1080/17474230802048078
- ISSN
- 1747-423X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2008
- Academic Unit
- Geographical and Sustainability Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9983557790802771
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