Bahlburg et al. re-implemented eight growth models of Antarctic krill and showed that their predictions are all over the place. The authors discuss the reasons for this and how more coherence in modelling could be achieved through systematic model comparison and integration. For this, we need a common language.
Keywords: culture; ecological modelling; fit-for-purpose; lingua franca; validation.
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