Modeling Spatiotemporal Dynamics in Ecology
Published on 1. December 1997
Book
Hardback
XXII, 230 pages
978-3-540-63449-2 (ISBN)
Description
Throughout its history, ecology has largely been a descriptive science. Scientists are in need of a theoretical framework that will assist in the understanding of observed patterns, and will serve as a predictive tool. Since ecological systems are dynamic and spatially extended, it is particularly important to understand the processes underlying spatiotemporal patterns.
This book reviews one of the newest and most important areas of theoretical ecology: the study of spatiotemporal dynamics by means of a spatially explicit approximation that allows the investigation of the effects of real space.
This book reviews one of the newest and most important areas of theoretical ecology: the study of spatiotemporal dynamics by means of a spatially explicit approximation that allows the investigation of the effects of real space.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
79
1 farbige Abbildung, 79 s/w Abbildungen
79 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-63449-2 (9783540634492)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Foreword by Robert M. May, University of Oxford, U.K.- Emergent Phenomena in Spatially Extended Model Ecosystems.- Diversity, Stability, and Metadynamics: Remarks from Coupled Map Studies.- Spatial Dynamics of Populations.- Deterministic and Stochastic Host-Parasitoid Dynamics in Spatially Extended Systems.- Metapopulation Collapse: The Consequences of Limited Gene-Flow in Spatially Structured Populations.- On Wolf Territoriality and Deer Survival.- Models of Habitat Fragmentation.- Making Sense of Spatial Models in Ecology.- The Incidence Function Approach to Modeling of Metapopulation Dynamics.- Transients in Spatial Ecological Models.- Spatial Pattern Formation in Ecological Systems: Bridging Theoretical and Empirical Approaches.- The Challenge of Applying Spatially Explicit Models to a World of Sparse and Messy Data.- Index.