A novel Three-step Network-based Ecosystem Modelling Framework

TL;DR

NEMF is a new, flexible network-based framework for ecosystem modelling that visualizes ecosystems as networks, enabling the analysis of complex, non-linear, and non-equilibrium interactions through differential equations.

Contribution

It introduces a novel, user-friendly ecosystem modelling framework that combines network visualization with differential equation solving and inverse modelling capabilities.

Findings

Handles non-linear interactions effectively

Supports non-equilibrium ecosystem analysis

Provides an intuitive network visualization tool

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.