MI-Sim

MI-Sim is a MATLAB graphical user-interface whose main function is the numerical analysis of dynamical systems describing ecological interactions (motifs). It’s principal features are:

  • Dynamical simulation of seven ecological motifs
  • Analysis of existence and stability of steady-states for single and multiple point parameter spaces
  • Basin of attraction and phase portrait analysis to understand the influence of initial conditions of steady-state attractors
  • Multiple plotting tools to visualise the analysis results
  • Reporting functionality

Future versions of the software will include:

  • Capacity to develop and analyse user-defined motifs
  • Sensitivity analysis tools

Authors

This project has been developed and contributed by:

Acknowledgements

This work was funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council UK (BB/K003240/2 Engineering synthetic microbial communities for biomethane) and by the Institute of Sustainability, Newcastle University.

Feedback and Support

All feedback is gratefully received. Please tell us your experiences with the software, what additions or changes would improve it, and what bugs or issues you have found. Reporting of issues can be done via github or by contacting any of the authors directly.