A discrete mathematical method for the analysis of spatial pattern

Community Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-190

  Ittzes P ^a   Jako E ^b   Kun, A ^a,b,c   Podani, J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (Hungary)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Boolean functions; Cellular automata; Graphs; Species pattern; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHOD; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 30544436841     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: 15882756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.6.2005.2.6     Document Type: Article

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