Article
Critical comparison of integral projection and matrix projection models for demographic analysis: Comment
Ecology
(2022)
Abstract
The most troubling sentence in Doak et al. (2021, hereafter D21) is this: “Finally, some of us (Doak, Morris, Garcia pers. obs.) have seen an increasing tendency of reviewers and editors to dichotomize these two approaches, considering matrix models as out of fashion.” We fully agree that there should not be a “cult of IPM”. Population ecologists use matrix projection models (MPMs), integral projection models (IPMs), differential equations, stage-structured and physiologically structured models, agent-based models, and more. All have a place. If your model is a poor choice for your species, data, and questions, or it has been poorly parameterized, that is a legitimate criticism. “Out of fashion” is not.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2022
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3605
Citation Information
Peter B. Adler. "Critical comparison of integral projection and matrix projection models for demographic analysis: Comment" Ecology (2022) p. e3605 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/peter_adler/266/