= 10 Using Ecospace. Part 1: Ecospace inputs =
Ecospace (Walters et al. 1999) is a dynamic, spatial version of Ecopath, incorporating all the key elements of Ecosim. This chapter describes the steps taken to set up Ecospace scenarios.

 * EwEugGettingStartedEcospace
 * EwEugEcospaceParameters
 * EwEugDefineEcospaceHabitats
 * EwEugBasemap
 * EwEugAssignHabitats
 * EwEugDispersal
 * EwEugEcospaceAdvection
 * EwEugEcospaceFishery

Important note: Before using Ecospace you must have a balanced Ecopath model. It is also recommended you have fit the model to time series data by adjusting the [EwEugVulnerabilitiesFlowControl Vulnerability] settings (see [EwEugTimeSeries Time series], [EwEugTimeSeriesFittingInEcosimEvaluatingFisheriesAndEnvironmentalEffects Time series fitting in Ecosim], [EwEugHintsForFittingModelsToTimeSeriesReferenceData Hints for fitting Ecosim models to time series data] and [EwEugFitToTimeSeries Fit to time series]).

See links in Chapter 4 in the Ecopath Users Guide for more detailed [EwEugIntroductoryMaterialEcospace introduction of Ecospace].