Nonlinear physics of ecosystems. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ehud Meron.
• Authors: Meron, Ehud
• Contents: Introduction; An emerging new scientific discipline; Pattern formation—a missing link in ecological research; Purpose and scope of the book OVERVIEW ; Spatial Self-Organization ; Natural and laboratory realizations of pattern formation; Pattern-forming systems as dynamical systems; A glimpse into pattern formation theory Spatial Ecology ; The complexity of ecological systems; Outstanding problems; The relevance of pattern formation theory to spatial ecology Modeling Ecosystems ; Why model?; The modeling process; Model output PATTERN FORMATION THEORY ; Pattern Formation Analysis: Basic Methods; Dimensional analysis; Two canonical models; Linear stability analysis of uniform states Pattern Formation Analysis: Advanced Methods ; Amplitude equations ; Linear stability analysis of periodic states; Singular perturbation theory Basic Mechanisms of Pattern Formation ; Nonuniform instabilities of uniform states; Multiplicity of stable states and localized structures; Instabilities of localized structures External Modulations of Pattern Forming Systems ; The interplay between intrinsic and extrinsic periodicities; Multistability of phase states and fronts; Symmetry-breaking instabilities APPLICATIONS TO ECOLOGY ; Modeling Water-Limited Vegetation ; Basic biomass-water feedbacks; A mathematical model for water-limited vegetation Vegetation Pattern Formation ; Uniform and periodic vegetation states along environmental gradients; Nonperiodic patterns Regime Shifts and Desertification; The common view; Spatial aspects of regime shifts; Regime shifts in water-limited landscapes Species Coexistence and Diversity in Plant Communities; Modeling plant communities; Species coexistence induced by ecosystem engineers; Savanna-like forms of species coexistence; Linking pattern formation and biodiversity Bibliography Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 577.0151; Biotic communities -- Mathematical models; Nonlinear theories
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439826324
• Related ISBNs: 9781439826317
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