Integral Projection Model
Integral projection models (IPMs) are a class of structured population models that use continuous traits (size, age, height) to describe population dynamics. Introduced by Easterling and colleagues (2000) and developed extensively by Ellner, Rees, and collaborators, IPMs overcome limitations of age- or stage-structured models by treating individual traits as continuous. They use integration to project populations forward in time, making them particularly suitable for organisms with continuous size distributions or flexible developmental pathways. IPMs enable estimation of population growth rate (λ), sensitivity analysis, and projection under changing environmental conditions.
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- Easterling, M. R., Ellner, S. P., & Dixon, P. M. (2000). Size-specific sensitivity: applying a new structured population model. Ecology, 81(3), 694-708. · DOI 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[0694:SSSAAN]2.0.CO;2
- Ellner, S. P., Guckenheimer, J., & Johnson, A. R. (2016). Dynamical Systems in Population Ecology. Oxford University Press. · URL
- Merow, C., Dahlgren, J. P., Metcalf, C. J. E., Childs, D. Z., Evans, M. E., Jongejans, E., Record, S., Rees, M., Salguero-Gomez, R., & McMahon, S. M. (2014). Advancing population ecology with integral projection models: a practical guide. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 5(2), 99-110. · DOI 10.1111/2041-210X.12146
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