APPLICATIONS OF FRACTALS IN ECOLOGY

被引：371
作者：
SUGIHARA, G
MAY, RM
机构：
[1] the Scripps Institution of Oceanography A-002, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
[2] the Dept of Zoology, Oxford, OX 13PS, South Parks Road
来源：
TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION | 1990年 / 5卷 / 03期
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D O I：
10.1016/0169-5347(90)90235-6
中图分类号：
Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];
学科分类号：
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要：
Fractal models describe the geometry of a wide variety of natural objects such as coastlines, island chains, coral reefs, satellite ocean-color images and patches of vegetation. Cast in the form of modified diffusion models, they can mimic natural and artificial landscapes having different types of complexity of shape. This article provides a brief introduction to fractals and reports on how they can be used by ecologists to answer a variety of basic questions, about scale, measurement and hierarchy in, ecological systems. © 1990.
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