Virtual Prairie (ViP)

[Philippart]

Understanding clonal Strategies in complex ecological systems:
from individual plant behavior to multispecies interactions through a Virtual reconstitution of a Prairie (ViP project)

In other words:

The goal of this project is to study the fundamental mechanisms involved in the dynamic of a prairie in response to disturbance (recurrent mowing, grazing?). Such model has several applications such as the design of prairies with high agronomical values or the preservation of ecological systems with high biodiversity. New insights are also developed recently on new ecological uses of such systems (see for instance the recent study sponsored by NSF ?Mixed Prairie Grasses are better source of biofuel than corn ethanol and soybean biodiesel?, http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=108206).

Attach here!

 

[Canai]

I just signed up, so I'll be splitting my CPU between this and Rosetta. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[Fardringle]

Interesting. I just attached on my home machine and got a work unit with an expected completion time of 630 days. I'm hoping that number changes to something closer to the ~250 second completion times you two have been turning in.


Edit: The first work unit finished in about 5 1/2 minutes and dropped the estimated time on the second WU all the way down to 620 days. I have a feeling that the project managers overestimate their initial work unit times just a little bit...

 

[Philippart]

a typical WU takes 3-4 minutes, the estimation is completely wrong

 

[Rudy Toody]

I just signed up and it went into high-anxiety mode because the expiration date is today!

 

[Rudy Toody]

They made me the User of the Day!

 

[biodoc]

Originally posted by: Rudy Toody
They made me the User of the Day!

:laugh:ROFL!!:laugh:

Great profile Fred!

It's not easy to make me laugh this early in the morning but that was really funny!

 

[biodoc]

Originally posted by: Rudy Toody
They made me the User of the Day!

I guess you all missed Fred's hilarious profile here!:laugh:

 

[SlangNRox]

Is anyone else getting tons of computational errors running these work units?

 

[TAandy]

Originally posted by: SlangNRox
Is anyone else getting tons of computational errors running these work units?

hmmm, nope

well, wouldn't you just know it.
thought i'd just check boinc manager, and guess what??? lmao :laugh:

 

[Philippart]

yes, i get those errors too!