Chaos in Ecology

Experimental Nonlinear Dynamics
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-12-198876-0
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 225 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 470 g

It is impossible to predict the exact behavior of all biological systems and how these same systems are exemplified by patterns of complexity and regularity. Decades of research in ecology have documented how these sorts of patterns are the consequences of deceptively simple rules that determine the nature of the patterns created. Chaos in Ecology will explain how simple beginnings result in complicated results.

Chaos in Ecology is the inaugural volume of Theoretical Ecology Series. The authors of this volume have employed data from a proven model system in population dynamics. As a result, this book will be of interest to anyone interested in the ecology of populations.

Zielgruppe

Ecologists, biologists, paleontologists and graduate students interested in ecology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cushing, J. M.

Costantino, Robert F.

Dennis, Brian

Desharnais, Robert

Henson, Shandelle Marie

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltüberwachung, Umweltanalytik, Umweltinformatik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Angewandte Ökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Models
Bifurcations
Chaos
Patterns in Chaos
What We Learned