Pattern-oriented modeling (POM) strategy has been successfully applied to
build, calibrate and validate agent-based models (ABM) in ecology. Instead
of the traditonal modeling strategy that often requires comparison of the
magnitude of model outputs to a selected set of observed responses, POM
focuses on the ability of the model to...
Theoretically, partially harvesting the standing stock of cultured species over the growout cycle to reduce competitive pressure due to increased biomass could enhance growth and total yield. There are several promising laboratory results and theoretical arguments on the potential of partial harvesting in enhancing the productivity and profitability of intensive...