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Chaos in ecology [[electronic resource] ] : experimental nonlinear dynamics / / J.M. Cushing ... [et al.] |
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Amsterdam, : Boston, : Academic Press, c2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-02713-8 |
9786611027131 |
0-08-052887-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Collana |
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Academic Press theoretical ecology series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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CushingJ. M <1942-> (Jim Michael) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ecology - Mathematical models |
Population biology - Mathematical models |
Chaotic behavior in systems |
Nonlinear theories |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-193). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Chaos in Ecology: Experimental Nonlinear Dynamics; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 What Is Chaos?; 1.2 Bifurcations and Chaos; 1.3 The Hunt for Chaos; 1.4 Mathematical Models and Data; Chapter 2. Models; 2.1 The Deterministic LPA Model; 2.2 The Flour Beetle; 2.3 Dynamics of the LPA Model; 2.4 A Stochastic LPA Model; 2.5 Parameter Estimation; 2.6 Model Validation; 2.7 Predicted Dynamics; 2.8 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 3. Bifurcations; 3.1 A Bifurcation Experiment; 3.2 The Experimental Results; 3.3 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 4. Chaos |
4.1 A Route-to-Chaos4.2 Demographic Variability; 4.3 Analysis of the Experiment; 4.4 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 5. Patterns in Chaos; 5.1 Sensitivity to Initial Conditions; 5.2 Temporal Patterns; 5.3 Lattice Effects; 5.4 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 6. What We Learned; Bibliography; Appendix; A The Desharnais Experiment; B The Bifurcation Experiment; C The Chaos Experiment; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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