Human behavior incorporation into ecological computer simulations |
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Authors: | Courtland L Smith Jeffrey M Stander Albert V Tyler |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University, 97331 Corvallis, Oregon;(2) Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, 97331 Corvallis, Oregon |
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Abstract: | The responses of ecological computer simulations are significantly changed by the inclusion of human behavior patterns. Two computer simulations illustrate this principle for internal and external decision making. The Northwest Educational Trawler Simulation (NETS) models the interaction between fish populations, fishing effort, markets, and a fishing community. This simulation includes an internal decision making submodel for changing fishing effort based on observed behaviors of fishermen. NOGERO, a simulation of a mythical coastal fishing culture, uses external decision making where simulation users act as stewards. The patterns of model response vary depending on the attitudes and goals of decision makers. This shows how human behavior interacts with ecosystem dynamics to produce a variety of results. |
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Keywords: | Bioeconomic Decision making Ecosystem modeling Ethnography Simulation Socio-cultural |
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