Shelled Pteropod Individual-Based Model (spIBM)
spIBM is a set of Python classes and methods to simulate the mortality, growth, development and behaviour (diel vertical migration, spawning) of shelled pteropods individuals across different life-stages. The model uses the size as a key trait to determine the behaviour and movement of individuals. The movement is simulated using the Python package parcels v2.1.3 (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5196084)
spIBM manuscript and code
The manuscript detailing the first release of spIBM, has been published in Ecological Modelling, and can be cited as:
Hofmann Elizondo U. and M. Vogt (2022) Individual-based modelling of shelled pteropods. Ecological Modelling, Volume 468, ISSN 0304-3800, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2022.109944
Further information
See the ECOMOD test jupyter notebook for a guide to run the spIBM.