Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of EwEugVulnerabilitiesFlowControl


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2010-11-23 02:01:53 (13 years ago)
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    11== 8.4 Vulnerabilities (flow control: foraging arena parameter) == 
    2 One of the most important features of Ecosim is its ability to allow exploring the implications on system dynamics of different views of how the biomass of different groups in the ecosystem is controlled.  The two extreme views are ‘predator’ control’ (also called top-down control) and ‘prey control’ (or bottom-up). We model this using ‘vulnerabilities’, which represent the degree to which a large increase in predator biomass will cause in predation mortality for a given prey  (see [wiki:EwEugVulnerabilitiesInEcosim Vulnerabilities in Ecosim] for details). 
     2One of the most important features of Ecosim is its ability to allow exploring the implications on system dynamics of different views of how the biomass of different groups in the ecosystem is controlled.  The two extreme views are 'predator' control' (also called top-down control) and 'prey control' (or bottom-up). We model this using 'vulnerabilities', which represent the degree to which a large increase in predator biomass will cause in predation mortality for a given prey  (see [EwEugVulnerabilitiesInEcosim Vulnerabilities in Ecosim] for details). 
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    4 Low vulnerability (close to 1) means that an increase in predator biomass will not cause any noticeable increase in the predation mortality the predator may cause on the given prey. A high vulnerability, e.g., of 100, indicates that if the predator biomass is for instance doubled, it will cause close to a doubling in the predation mortality it causes for a given prey. The vulnerability parameters are among the most important parameters that can be changed to improve the agreement of the models predictions with historical data (see [wiki:EwEugTimeSeriesFittingInEcosimEvaluatingFisheriesAndEnvironmentalEffects Time series fitting in Ecosim], [wiki:EwEugHintsForFittingModelsToTimeSeriesReferenceData Hints for fitting models to time series reference data] and [wiki:EwEugEffectsOfPbZandVulnerabilityForTimeSeriesFitting Effect of P/B (Z) and vulnerability for time series fitting]). See also [wiki:EwEugFitToTimeSeries Fit to time series]. 
     4Low vulnerability (close to 1) means that an increase in predator biomass will not cause any noticeable increase in the predation mortality the predator may cause on the given prey. A high vulnerability, e.g., of 100, indicates that if the predator biomass is for instance doubled, it will cause close to a doubling in the predation mortality it causes for a given prey. The vulnerability parameters are among the most important parameters that can be changed to improve the agreement of the model's predictions with historical data (see [wiki:EwEugTimeSeriesFittingInEcosimEvaluatingFisheriesAndEnvironmentalEffects Time series fitting in Ecosim], [wiki:EwEugHintsForFittingModelsToTimeSeriesReferenceData Hints for fitting models to time series reference data] and [wiki:EwEugEffectsOfPbZandVulnerabilityForTimeSeriesFitting Effect of P/B (Z) and vulnerability for time series fitting]). See also [wiki:EwEugFitToTimeSeries Fit to time series]. 
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    6 Vulnerabilities are entered on (or transferred from the time series fitting routine to) the ''Vulnerabilities'' form (''Time dynamic (Ecosim) > Input > Vulnerabilities''; see Figure 8.3). You must already have an Ecosim scenario loaded (see [[Ecosim menu.htm|Ecosim menu]]) before you can set vulnerabilities. You must set the vulnerabilities for each new scenario, as all new scenarios have a default setting of 2.0. Note that the default value of 2.0 is arbitrarily assigned. Choosing to keep the default values is as much a decision as setting them to a new value. See [[Vulnerabilities in Ecosim.htm|Vulnerabilities in Ecosim]] for further scientific guidance on setting vulnerabilites. 
     6Vulnerabilities are entered on (or transferred from the time series fitting routine to) the ''Vulnerabilities'' form (''Time dynamic (Ecosim) > Input > Vulnerabilities''; see Figure 8.3). You must already have an Ecosim scenario loaded (see [EwEugVulnerabilitiesInEcosim Ecosim menu]) before you can set vulnerabilities. You must set the vulnerabilities for each new scenario, as all new scenarios have a default setting of 2.0. Note that the default value of 2.0 is arbitrarily assigned. Choosing to keep the default values is as much a decision as setting them to a new value. See [[Vulnerabilities in Ecosim.htm|Vulnerabilities in Ecosim]] for further scientific guidance on setting vulnerabilites. 
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    88Vulnerabilities can be set for the entire system (using the ''Set'' box in the upper right corner of the form). In general, because the vulnerability settings concern foraging behaviour, the same vulnerability is set for all of the prey of a certain predator (i.e., vulnerabilities are set column-wise). Individual values can be entered to characterize, e.g., the interactions of one (or several) predator/prey pair(s) under special conditions. We caution against setting different vulnerability parameters for every predator-prey interaction. While doing so may provide a better statistical fit to the time series data, it is unlikely that there is enough information in the data to distinguish among different parameter-combinations: i.e., the model will be overparameterized. 
     
    1010To transfer a set of vulnerabilities to a new scenario, use the'' Save scenario as ''option on the Ecosim menu to save an existing scenario and its associated vulnerabilities under a new name. Alternatively, use different scenarios to test for sensitivity to different sets of vulnerability values. 
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    12 [[Image(wiki:EwEugImages:Vulnerabilities_sc.bmp)]] 
     12[[Image(wiki:EwEugImages:Vulnerabilities_sc.jpg)]] 
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    1414'''Figure 8.3''' Ecosim vulnerability settings reflecting how far a consumer is from its carrying capacity with regards to a prey.