Simulating virtual species with cellular automata: Python vs Julia
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Virtual species are often used in ecology to test modelling methods. In my research, I am using virtual species to test species distribution models, but some of the initial work that I am doing involves understanding methods for implementing these simulations. A lot of the work that I do uses Cellular Automata and Individual-Based Models to incorporate processes such as dispersal and population dynamics. However, when developing my own models I quickly found that computational processing time is a big bottleneck.