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ArticleEcology and evolution2022

Guidelines for model adaptation: A study of the transferability of a general seagrass ecosystem Dynamic Bayesian Networks model.

Paula Sobenko Hatum, Kathryn McMahon, Kerrie Mengersen, Paul Pao-Yen Wu

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Paula Sobenko HatumSchool of Mathematical Sciences, Science and Engineering Faculty Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Queensland Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3640-2522
Kathryn McMahonCentre for Marine Ecosystems Research, School of Science Edith Cowan University Joondalup Western Australia Australia.
Kerrie MengersenSchool of Mathematical Sciences, Science and Engineering Faculty Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Queensland Australia.
Paul Pao-Yen WuSchool of Mathematical Sciences, Science and Engineering Faculty Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Queensland Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5960-8203

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Abstract

In general, it is not feasible to collect enough empirical data to capture the entire range of processes that define a complex system, either intrinsically or when viewing the system from a different geographical or temporal perspective. In this context, an alternative approach is to consider model transferability, which is the act of translating a model built for one environment to another less well-known situation. Model transferability and adaptability may be extremely beneficial-approaches that aid in the reuse and adaption of models, particularly for sites with limited data, would benefit from widespread model uptake. Besides the reduced effort required to develop a model, data collection can be simplified when transferring a model to a different application context. The research presented in this paper focused on a case study to identify and implement guidelines for model adaptation. Our study adapted a general Dynamic Bayesian Networks (DBN) of a seagrass ecosystem to a new location where nodes were similar, but the conditional probability tables varied. We focused on two species of seagrass (

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complex systemsecosystems managementmodel transferseagrass

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