We review the most comprehensive metabolic theory of life existing to date. A special focus
is given to the thermodynamic roots of this theory and to implications that the laws of physics …

Ecological risk assessment (ERA) is the process used to evaluate the safety of manufactured
chemicals to the environment. Here we review the pros and cons of ERA across levels of …

We developed new methods for parameter estimation-in-context and, with the help of 125
authors, built the AmP (Add-my-Pet) database of Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) models …

Mechanistic forecasts of how species will respond to climate change are highly desired but
difficult to achieve. Because processes at different scales are explicit in such models, careful …

Models of the regulatory behaviour of organisms are fundamental to a strong physiologically‐
based understanding of species' responses to global environmental change. Biophysical …

Individual-based models (IBMs) are increasingly used to link the dynamics of individuals to
higher levels of biological organization. Still, many IBMs are data hungry, species specific …

Abstract Models are important tools to address sustainability challenges associated with
developing aquaculture at farm, regional and global scales. Farm‐scale models (FSMs) …

Trophic ecology is the study of feeding interactions and food acquisition by organisms. It
includes the causes and consequences of those behaviours at all levels of biological …

Individual performance defines population dynamics. Condition index–a ratio of weight and
some function of length–has been louded as an indicator of individual performance and …

The emerging field of mechanistic niche modelling aims to link the functional traits of
organisms to their environments to predict survival, reproduction, distribution and …