Ecological modelling articles from across Nature Portfolio

Ecological modelling is the construction and analysis of mathematical models of ecological processes, including both purely biological and combined biophysical models. Models can be analytic or simulation-based and are used to understand complex ecological processes and predict how real ecosystems might change.

Latest Research and Reviews

Research
22 March 2023 | Open Access

Quartile coefficient of variation is more robust than CV for traits calculated as a ratio
- Zoltán Botta-Dukát
Scientific Reports 13, 4671
Research
21 March 2023 | Open Access

A mixed model of heat exchange in stationary honeybee foragers
- Anton Stabentheiner
- & Helmut Kovac
Scientific Reports 13, 4655
Research
20 March 2023 | Open Access

Spatial variation in red deer density in a transboundary forest ecosystem
- Mahdieh Tourani
- , Frederik Franke
- & Wibke Peters
Scientific Reports 13, 4561
Research
18 March 2023 | Open Access

Pollinator sex matters in competition and coexistence of co-flowering plants
- Takefumi Nakazawa
- & Shigeki Kishi
Scientific Reports 13, 4497
Research | 16 March 2023

Reply to: Autumn cooling paused increased net CO₂ release in central Eurasia
- Rui Tang
- & Bin He
Nature Climate Change, 1-4
Research
16 March 2023 | Open Access

Ecological niche overlap in the Arctic vegetation influenced by seabirds
- Adrian Zwolicki
- , Katarzyna Zmudczyńska-Skarbek
- & Lech Stempniewicz
Scientific Reports 13, 4405

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News and Comment

Research Highlights | 15 December 2022

Obscured fishing activity
- Annisa Chand
Nature Food 3, 979
News & Views | 11 November 2022

Biogenic climate change could have driven the demise of life on early Mars

The habitability of early Mars’s subsurface to methanogenic microorganisms was assessed using a planetary ecosystem model that couples a subsurface biosphere to the atmospheric chemistry and climate. Mars’s subsurface was initially likely habitable, but the biosphere would have cooled the planet down, potentially compromising its long-term habitability.

Nature Astronomy 6, 1239-1240
News & Views | 03 November 2022

Mixotrophy in depth

Prochlorococcus is the most abundant photosynthetic organism in the ocean, but single-cell measurements and model simulations reveal that this organism might obtain only 20% of the carbon required for growth from photosynthesis in the deep water column.
- María del Carmen Muñoz-Marín
Nature Microbiology 7, 1949-1950
Comments & Opinion | 16 September 2022

Coral conservation in a warming world must harness evolutionary adaptation

To facilitate evolutionary adaptation to climate change, we must protect networks of coral reefs that span a range of environmental conditions — not just apparent ‘refugia’.
- Madhavi A. Colton
- , Lisa C. McManus
- & Malin L. Pinsky
Nature Ecology & Evolution 6, 1405-1407
News & Views | 14 July 2022

Network metrics guide good control choices

The management of introduced species, whether kudzu or zebra mussels, is costly and complex. Now, a paper reports a workable, effective solution that harnesses network analyses of ecological phenomena.
- Brian Leung
Nature Sustainability 5, 733-734
Research Highlights | 29 June 2022

Understanding social–ecological systems using social media data

Kyle Manley describes how social media information provides insight into ecosystem service demand.
- Kyle Manley
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment 3, 497