Modeling Spatiotemporal Dynamics in Ecology

Modeling Spatiotemporal Dynamics in Ecology
ISBN-10
3540634495
ISBN-13
9783540634492
Category
Mathematics / Applied
Pages
230
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Authors
Ricard V. Solé, Jordi Bascompte

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.

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