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Planktos: An Agent-Based Modeling Framework for Small Organism Movement and Dispersal in a Fluid Environment with
W C Strickland1, N A Battista2, C L Hamlet3
1Department of Mathematics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 227 Ayres Hall, Knoxville, TN, 37996-1320, USA. cstric12@utk.edu.
Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
|June 10, 2022
Summary
Planktos is a new open-source software for modeling marine and aerial plankton. It simulates individual organism movement within fluid flows, aiding research in ecology and biocontrol.
Area of Science:
- Fluid dynamics
- Ecological modeling
- Computational biology
Background:
- Multiscale modeling of plankton is challenging due to individual movement and large-scale flows.
- Understanding plankton dispersal is vital for coral reef health and agricultural biocontrol.
Purpose of the Study:
- Introduce Planktos, an open-source, agent-based modeling software for 2D/3D fluid environments.
- Provide a tool for scientific exploration of plankton behavior and emergent properties.
Main Methods:
- Planktos uses an agent-based framework where agents' fluid interaction is negligible.
- Supports various agent behaviors (ODEs, SDEs, coded algorithms) influenced by time-dependent fluid fields.
- Integrates with computational fluid dynamics, experimental, or analytical fluid models.
Main Results:
- Demonstrates functionality with illustrative examples of plankton dynamics.
- Includes data visualization tools for kernel density estimation and velocity field analysis.
- Enables analysis of collective and emergent behavior, including interactions with structures.
Conclusions:
- Planktos offers a versatile platform for multiscale plankton modeling.
- Facilitates research on plankton dispersal, collective behavior, and ecological interactions.
Keywords:
Agent-based modelsComputational fluid dynamicsFluid–structure interactionMulti-scale modelingPlanktonMore Related Videos
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