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Chaos in Ecology, Volume 1 - Experimental Nonlinear Dynamics (Hardcover)
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Chaos in Ecology, Volume 1 - Experimental Nonlinear Dynamics (Hardcover)
Series: Theoretical Ecology Series
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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 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.
It is impossible to predict the exact behavior of almost all
biological systems and yet these same systems are exemplified by
patterns of complexity and regularity. Decades of research in
ecology have documented that these sorts of patterns are the
consequence of deceptively simple rules that determine the nature
of the patterns created. In essence, simple beginnings result in
complicated results.
This realization is captured in the mathematical notion of "chaos"
and is rendered intuitive by the oft-repeated metaphor: "A
butterfly beats its wings in China and causing a thunderstorm in
the Midwest." Thus, seemingly trivial initial conditions (e.g. a
butterfly in China) cascade through a series of intermediate events
to create a significant large-scale event (e.g. a
thunderstorm).
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.
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