Exploring, exploiting and evolving diversity of aquatic ecosystem models: a community perspective

Annette B.G. Janssen; George B. Arhonditsis; Arthur Beusen; Karsten Bolding; Louise Bruce; Jorn Bruggeman; Raoul-Marie Couture; Andrea S. Downing; J. Alex Elliott; Marieke A. Frassl; Gideon Gal; Daan J. Gerla; Matthew R. Hipsey; Fenjuan Hu; Stephen C. Ives; Jan H. Janse; Erik Jeppesen; Klaus D. Jöhnk; David Kneis; Xiangshen Kong; Jan J. Kuiper; Moritz K. Lehmann; Carsten Lemmen; Deniz Özkundakci; Thomas Petzoldt; Karsten Rinke; Barbara J. Robson; Rene Sachse; Sebastiaan A. Schep; Martin Schmid; Huub Scholten; Sven Teurlincx; Dennis Trolle; Tineke A. Troost; Anne A. Van Dam; Luuk P.A. Van Gerven; Mariska Weijerman; Scott A. Wells; Wolf M. Mooij

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Exploring, exploiting and evolving diversity of aquatic ecosystem models: a community perspective

Annette B.G. Janssen, George B. Arhonditsis, Arthur Beusen, Karsten Bolding, Louise Bruce, Jorn Bruggeman, Raoul-Marie Couture, Andrea S. Downing, J. Alex Elliott, Marieke A. Frassl, Gideon Gal, Daan J. Gerla, Matthew R. Hipsey, Fenjuan Hu, Stephen C. Ives, Jan H. Janse, Erik Jeppesen, Klaus D. Jöhnk, David Kneis, Xiangshen KongJan J. Kuiper, Moritz K. Lehmann, Carsten Lemmen, Deniz Özkundakci, Thomas Petzoldt, Karsten Rinke, Barbara J. Robson, Rene Sachse, Sebastiaan A. Schep, Martin Schmid, Huub Scholten, Sven Teurlincx, Dennis Trolle, Tineke A. Troost, Anne A. Van Dam, Luuk P.A. Van Gerven, Mariska Weijerman, Scott A. Wells, Wolf M. Mooij

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Here, we present a community perspective on how to explore, exploit and evolve the diversity in aquatic ecosystem models. These models play an important role in understanding the functioning of aquatic ecosystems, filling in observation gaps and developing effective strategies for water quality management. In this spirit, numerous models have been developed since the 1970s. We set off to explore model diversity by making an inventory among 42 aquatic ecosystem modellers, by categorizing the resulting set of models and by analysing them for diversity. We then focus on how to exploit model diversity by comparing and combining different aspects of existing models. Finally, we discuss how model diversity came about in the past and could evolve in the future. Throughout our study, we use analogies from biodiversity research to analyse and interpret model diversity. We recommend to make models publicly available through open-source policies, to standardize documentation and technical implementation of models, and to compare models through ensemble modelling and interdisciplinary approaches. We end with our perspective on how the field of aquatic ecosystem modelling might develop in the next 5–10 years. To strive for clarity and to improve readability for non-modellers, we include a glossary.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	513-548
Number of pages	36
Journal	Aquatic Ecology
Volume	49
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-015-9544-1
Publication status	Published - Dec 2015

Keywords

Water quality
Ecology
Geochemistry
Hydrology
Hydraulics
Hydrodynamics
Physical environment
Socio-economics
Model availability
Standardization
Linking
international

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Mooij, W. M., Van Gerven, L. P. A. & Kuiper, J. J.
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NWO - Identifying critical nutrient loadings for Lake Taihu, China, with a dynamic model for integrated water system research
Mooij, W. M.
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NWO - Development of effective strategies for the conservation and development of landscape wide aquatic biodiversity in agricultural areas
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Janssen, A. B. G., Arhonditsis, G. B., Beusen, A., Bolding, K., Bruce, L., Bruggeman, J., Couture, R.-M., Downing, A. S., Alex Elliott, J., Frassl, M. A., Gal, G., Gerla, D. J., Hipsey, M. R., Hu, F., Ives, S. C., Janse, J. H., Jeppesen, E., Jöhnk, K. D., Kneis, D., ... Mooij, W. M. (2015). Exploring, exploiting and evolving diversity of aquatic ecosystem models: a community perspective. Aquatic Ecology, 49(4), 513-548. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-015-9544-1

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