Synergy between fractal dimension and lacunarity index in design of artificial habitat for alternative SCUBA diving site

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 6-14

  Hsui, Che Yu ^a   Wang, Chia Chun ^b  

^a NANHUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Complexity; Design; Fractal geometry; Habitats; Landscape ecology

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HABITATS; COMPLEXITY; DECISION MAKERS; ECO-ENVIRONMENTAL; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEER; FRACTAL GEOMETRY; FRACTAL SETS; HABITAT MODEL; HABITAT PATTERNS; ITS APPLICATIONS; LACUNARITY; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LANDSCAPE INDEX; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE PROTECTED AREA; OPTIMAL DESIGN; PROJECT BUDGET; SCUBA DIVING; SINGLE-VALUE; SPATIAL COMPLEXITY; SPATIAL PATTERNS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSERVATION; DESIGN; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FRACTAL DIMENSION; GEOMECHANICS; OCEAN HABITATS; REEFS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COMPLEXITY; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOTOURISM; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE PARK; NUMERICAL MODEL; REEF; RESERVE DESIGN; SCUBA DIVING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SYNERGISM; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EID: 84874008872     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.01.014     Document Type: Article

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