A general method for parameter estimation in light-response models
Date
2016
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Publisher
Springer Nature
Abstract
Selecting appropriate initial values is critical for parameter estimation in nonlinear photosynthetic light response models. Failed convergence often occurs due to wrongly selected initial values when using currently available methods, especially the kind of local optimization. There are no reliable methods that can resolve the conundrum of selecting appropriate initial values. After comparing the performance of the Levenberg–Marquardt algorithm and other three algorithms for global optimization, we develop a general method for parameter estimation in four photosynthetic light response models, based on the use of Differential Evolution (DE). The new method was shown to successfully provide good fits (R2 > 0.98) and robust parameter estimates for 42 datasets collected for 21 plant species under the same initial values. It suggests that the DE algorithm can efficiently resolve the issue of hyper initial-value sensitivity when using local optimization methods. Therefore, the DE method can be applied to fit the light-response curves of various species without considering the initial values.
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CITATION: Chen, L., et al. 2016. A general method for parameter estimation in light-response models. Scientific Reports, 6:27905, doi:10.1038/srep27905.
The original publication is available at http://www.nature.com/srep
The original publication is available at http://www.nature.com/srep
Keywords
Parameter estimation, Photosynthesis -- Light-response models, Levenberg–Marquardt algorithm, Photosynthesis -- Mathematical models
Citation
Chen, L., et al. 2016. A general method for parameter estimation in light-response models. Scientific Reports, 6:27905, doi:10.1038/srep27905