Assessing uncertainty in ecological systems using global sensitivity analyses: A case example of simulated wolf reintroduction effects on elk

Agriculture & Biology

• elks 100%
• wolves 90%
• uncertainty 74%
• parameter uncertainty 50%
• Canis lupus 38%
• prediction 30%
• population size 27%
• wilderness 22%
• predators 22%
• carnivores 16%
• Washington (state) 15%
• national parks 14%
• survival rate 12%
• ecosystems 11%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• reintroduction 91%
• predation 52%
• density dependence 46%
• index 37%
• population size 36%
• predator 32%
• prediction 27%
• wilderness area 25%
• parameter 25%
• population trend 22%
• Olympic Games 22%
• carnivore 20%
• rate 18%
• effect 17%
• national park 16%
• decision 11%
• ecosystem 10%