3 Introductory material: Ecosim

Ecosim provides a dynamic simulation capability at the ecosystem level, with key initial parameters inherited from the base Ecopath model.

This chapter contains details of the theory underpinning the function of Ecosim:

1. An Overview of Ecosim
2. Ecosim Basics
3. Vulnerabilities in Ecosim
4. Dealing with Dynamic Instability in Ecosim and Ecospace
5. Predicting Consumption
6. Foraging Time and Predation Risk
7. Time Series Fitting in Ecosim: Evaluating Fisheries and Environmental Effects
8. Hints for Fitting Models to Time Series Reference Data
9. Effects of P/B (Z) and Vulnerability for Time Series Fitting
10. Predator Satiation and Handling Time Effects
11. Modelling Switching Behaviour in Ecosim
12. Compensatory Mechanisms
13. Using Ecosim to Study Compensation in Recruitment Relationships
14. Compensatory Growth
15. Compensatory Natural Mortality
16. Linking Mediation and Time Forcing Functions to Trophic Interaction Rates
17. Primary Production
18. Nutrient Cycling and Nutrient Limitation in Ecosim
19. Density-dependent Changes in Catchability
20. Modelling Effort Dynamics
21. Using Ecosim for Stock Reduction Analysis
22. Hatchery Populations in Ecosim
23. Parameter Sensitivity

See Ecosim Inputs? and Ecosim Outputs? for links to instructions for using Ecosim.