Simulation modelling of ecological hierarchies in constructive dynamical systems

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 13-25

  Ratzé, Cédric ^a,b   Gillet, François ^c   Müller, Jean Pierre ^a   Stoffel, Kilian ^b  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; DEVS; Dynamical structure; Dynamical systems; Hierarchy theory; Holons; Levels of organization; Multi agent systems; Multiple scales

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247470744     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2007.02.014     Document Type: Review

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