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modelled, in particular self-organizing spatio-temporal structures on different levels
of organization (Breckling et al. 2005; Reuter et al. 2008). The system analytical
operations to set up an object-oriented model are explained in Chap. 12, since the
approach has its most important application in individual-based modelling.
4.4.2 Application Examples
The object structure of a model can be very closely adapted to quantitative
and
qualitative
ecological knowledge and thus allows to investigate implications from
Fig. 4.3 Object network of a structurally dynamic plant model: Meristems, internodes, leaves,
roots and root-tips are classes from which objects are instantiated to simulate the plant architec-
tural development according to the physiological processes simulated inside the objects (assimila-
tion, nutrient transport, etc.); see Eschenbach (2005) for details
