BOX 1. DEFINITIONS OF MODEL TYPES: IMPORTANT TERMS AND CONCEPTS

摘要

Adjoint technique: A technique used in some types of data assimilation to speed up the computations used in the minimization of model-data misfits. BIOENERGETIC MODEL: A model of the energy flow in a living system. Typically, this includes modeling processes affecting the growth (caloric ingestion), reproduction, respiration (movement), and excretion of an organism. DATA ASSIMILATION: A technique by which observational data are used to improve model simulations. DIAPAUSE: A state of dormancy in an organism used to survive predictable adverse conditions.