New publication: How field and lab ecology can better support modeling

The new article Empirical ecology to support mechanistic modelling: Different objectives, better approaches and unique benefits (Methods in Ecology and Evolution, DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.70083) resulted from a symposium presented by Steve Railsback, Bret Harvey, and others at the 2023 Ecological Socity of America meeting. It discusses how mechanistic and individual-based modelers use empirical research and how that research can be designed to support modeling better.