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  • Landscape ecology
  • Computational biology

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  • Simulation models are crucial for understanding system responses to environmental changes and for making predictions.
  • Increasing demand for advanced modeling platforms that balance performance, utility, and flexibility.
  • Need for sophisticated tools to address complex ecological questions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce HexSim, a novel spatially-explicit, individual-based modeling framework.
  • Demonstrate HexSim's versatility across various landscapes, species, and stressors.
  • Highlight HexSim's utility for disciplines including ecology, conservation, genetics, and epidemiology.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a spatially-explicit, individual-based modeling framework (HexSim).
  • Incorporation of key features influenced by formative studies in ecological modeling.
  • Design focused on balancing performance, utility, and flexibility for diverse applications.

Main Results:

  • HexSim provides a powerful platform for landscape ecology and related fields.
  • The model is applicable to a wide range of ecological and conservation scenarios.
  • Demonstrated novelty and utility through specific model applications.

Conclusions:

  • HexSim represents a mature, robust, and extensively tested modeling framework.
  • The model is ready for adoption by the scientific research community.
  • HexSim, documentation, and examples are freely available online.