%0 Generic %D 2010 %T A P system based model of an ecosystem of some scavenger birds %A Mónica Cardona %A M. Angels Colomer %A Antoni Margalida %A Ignacio Pérez-Hurtado %A Mario J. Pérez-Jiménez %A Delfí Sanuy %C Amsterdam, The Netherlands %I Springer %P 182-195 %R 10.1007/978-3-642-11467-0_14 %U http://springerlink.com/content/ek1778t6081r040k/?p=4515b9a3d094496995e253d08e41004d&pi=13 %V 5957 %X In [1], we presented a P system in order to study the evolution of the bearded vulture in the Pyrenees (NE Spain). Here, we present a new model that overcomes some limitations of the previous work incorporating other scavenger species and additional prey species that provide food for the scavenger intraguild and interact with the Bearded Vulture in the ecosystem. After the validation, the new model can be a useful tool for the study of the evolution and management of the ecosystem. P systems provide a high level computational modelling framework which integrates the structural and dynamical aspects of ecosystems in a compressive and relevant way. The inherent randomness and uncertainty in ecosystems is captured by using probabilistic strategies. %Z Membrane Computing, 10th International Workshop, WMC 2009, Curtea de Arges, Romania, August 24-27, 2009, Revised Selected and Invited Papers. %8 01/2010