Pirta Palola

Seabirds and native vegetation drive ecosystem processes that support atoll island resilience

Ecosystem restoration is expected to enhance ecosystem resilience to climate change, but few empirical and mechanistic demonstrations of such assertions exist. Here, we explore this topic for tropical atoll systems, combining science on nutrient subsidies and geo-ecological funct...

From Model to Scenario Engine: A Reproducible ABM for UK Net Zero Analysis

Agent-based modelling (ABMs) has increasingly been used to study socio-economic transitions. These computational models feature heterogeneous agents, decision-making, and feedback effects that are difficult to capture in aggregate models. Yet, these features that make ABMs valuab...