Scientific modelling can be accessible, interoperable and user friendly: A case study for pasture and livestock modelling in Spain.

ABSTRACT: This article describes the adaptation of a non-spatial model of pastureland dynamics, including vegetation life cycle, livestock management and nitrogen cycle, for use in a spatially explicit and modular modelling platform (k.LAB) dedicated to make data and models more interoperable. The aim is to showcase to the social-ecological modelling community the delivery of an existing, monolithic model, into a more modular, transparent and accessible approach to potential end users, regional managers, farmers and other stakeholders. This also allows better usability and adaptability of the model beyond its originally intended geographical scope (the Cantabrian Region in the North of Spain). The original code base (written in R in 1,491 lines of code divided into 13 files) combines several algorit

SUBMITTER: Marquez Torres A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9957615 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature