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PERFICT: A Re‐imagined foundation for predictive ecology

Eliot J. B. McIntire,A. Chubaty,S. Cumming,D. Andison,Ceres Barros,C. Boisvenue,S. Haché,Yong Luo,T. Micheletti,F. Stewart

Published 2021 in Ecology Letters

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Abstract Making predictions from ecological models—and comparing them to data—offers a coherent approach to evaluate model quality, regardless of model complexity or modelling paradigm. To date, our ability to use predictions for developing, validating, updating, integrating and applying models across scientific disciplines while influencing management decisions, policies, and the public has been hampered by disparate perspectives on prediction and inadequately integrated approaches. We present an updated foundation for Predictive Ecology based on seven principles applied to ecological modelling: make frequent Predictions, Evaluate models, make models Reusable, Freely accessible and Interoperable, built within Continuous workflows that are routinely Tested (PERFICT). We outline some benefits of working with these principles: accelerating science; linking with data science; and improving science‐policy integration.

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