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SELES was used to implement a provincial scale mountain pine beetle model (BCMPB).
Marvin Eng(1) Andrew Fall(2) Josie Hughes(3) Terry Shore(4) Bill Riel(4) Peter Hall(5)
Adrian Walton(1)

(1) [http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/ Research Branch, BC Forest Service]
(2) [http://www.gowlland.ca/ Gowlland Technologies Ltd.]
(3) [http://www.zoo.utoronto.ca/fortin/people.htm Landscape Ecology Lab, University of Toronto]
(4) [http://www.pfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/ Pacific Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service]
(5) [http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/index.htm Forest Practices Branch, BC Forest Service]

=== Objective ===
To provide a spatially and temporally explicit projection of the current MPB outbreak at a provincial scale. The purpose of providing the projection was to give senior managers and scientists information, at a provincial scale, which could be used in their decision-making processes.

=== Models Built ===
*Mountain pine beetle projection model - discrete state transition model parameterized with 1999-2005 survey data.
*Provincial-scale forest management model

=== Comments ===
This is interesting example because Andrew built the forest management sub-model, Josie built the MPB projection sub-model, and Marvin asked the good questions. We hadn't actually tried co-writing models in that way before. A practical education in modularity and collaboration.

=== More Information ===
See http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/HRE/bcmpb/