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GMSE : An r package for generalised management strategy evaluation
Author(s) -
Duthie A. Bradley,
Cusack Jeremy J.,
Jones Isabel L.,
Minderman Jeroen,
Nilsen Erlend B.,
Pozo Rocío A.,
Rakotonarivo O. Sarobidy,
Van Moorter Bram,
Bunnefeld Nils
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
methods in ecology and evolution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.425
H-Index - 105
ISSN - 2041-210X
DOI - 10.1111/2041-210x.13091
Subject(s) - exploit , computer science , license , waterfowl , resource management (computing) , natural resource management , adaptive management , population , operations research , environmental resource management , natural resource , ecology , environmental science , engineering , distributed computing , computer security , demography , sociology , habitat , biology , operating system
AbstractManagement strategy evaluation ( MSE ) is a powerful tool for simulating all key aspects of natural resource management under conditions of uncertainty. We present the r package generalised management strategy evaluation ( GMSE ), which applies genetic algorithms to provide a generalised tool for simulating adaptive decision‐making management scenarios between stakeholders with competing objectives under complex social‐ecological interactions and uncertainty.GMSE models can be agent‐based and spatially explicit, incorporating a high degree of realism through mechanistic modelling of links and feedbacks among stakeholders and with the ecosystem; additionally, user‐defined sub‐models can also be incorporated as functions into the broader GMSE framework. We show how GMSE simulates a social‐ecological system using the example of an adaptively managed waterfowl population on an agricultural landscape; simulated waterfowl exploit agricultural land, causing conflict between conservation interests and the interest of food producers maximising their crop yield. The r package GMSE is open source under GNU Public License; source code and documents are freely available on GitHub.