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work_fh4w25xce5gczlgvwgd7shrkcm	James Justus	Methodological Individualism in Ecology	2014	15	.pdf	application/pdf	6279	479	35	Distinctions and debates about methodological individualism in social sciences clarify the commitments of this general, individualistic approach to modeling ecological phenomena and show that there is a lot sciences, behaviors and physiologies of individual organisms function similarly for individual-based ecological models (IBMs). Second, abstracting from the individual level not only accommodates the relative paucity of available ecological data on individual organisms and their interrelations; it better facilitates general theorizing about population and community dynamics. Fortunately, IBMs instantiate a general individualistic approach to representing the world labeled 'methodological individualism' (MI) that has been applied extensively and fruitfully in other sciences, particularly social sciences, and over which much ink has been spilled. Interactions between individuals and their environments that drive ecosystem dynamics are similarly at the core of ecological IBMs. This inclusivity prompts a clarification and raises important issues.	./cache/work_fh4w25xce5gczlgvwgd7shrkcm.pdf	./txt/work_fh4w25xce5gczlgvwgd7shrkcm.txt