Individual-based model of bluegill sunfish production in aquatic mesocosms/microcosms
- Clemson Univ., Pendleton, SC (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
- Zeneca Ag Products, Whitakers, NC (United States)
The development of an individual-based model for ag-ill sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus (Rafinesque) is described. Fish are modeled as an assemblage of individuals. Foraging, bioenergetics, interactions with conspecifics, and reproduction are modeled separately for each fish using control data from aquatic mesocosm/microcosm studies. The individual behavior of each fish is described by decision rules which specify what particular actions the fish performs on a daily basis. A summary of the most important behavioral rules for the model and how physical and resource environments can be taken into account is presented. Development of this type of modeling is pursued for ultimate use in field situations to better understand the influences of natural environmental conditions versus toxicant exposures on populations of fish through time.
- OSTI ID:
- 31773
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9410273-; TRN: IM9517%%68
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 15. annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Denver, CO (United States), 30 Oct - 3 Nov 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15th annual meeting: Abstract book. Ecological risk: Science, policy, law, and perception; PB: 286 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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