Details zur Publikation |
| Kategorie | Textpublikation |
| Referenztyp | Buchkapitel |
| Titel (primär) | Cellular automata in ecological modelling |
| Titel (sekundär) | Modelling complex ecological dynamics: an introduction into ecological modelling for students, teachers & scientists |
| Autor | Breckling, B.; Pe'er, G.; Matsinos, Y. |
| Herausgeber | Jopp, F.; Reuter, H.; Breckling, B. |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2011 |
| Department | NSF |
| Seite von | 105 |
| Seite bis | 117 |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Abstract | Cellular Automata (CA) are models that generate large-scale pattern from small-scale local processes. CA deal with spatially extended dynamics using a grid structure. Successive states of cells, which are arranged on a grid, are calculated according to a set of rules. State transitions depend on the state of the single cells and the state of the cells in the local neighbourhood. Cellular Automata are applied as a modelling approach in many scientific disciplines and are used in ecology as one of the most popular model types to study spatially extended dynamics. The chapter starts with a brief historical overview about CA. It describes how CA function, and for which types of problems they can be employed. We present simple theoretical examples, followed by a more detailed case study from plant competition and grassland community dynamics. As an outlook, we discuss major fields of application with a special focus on the ecological context. Finally, we provide a brief overview and recommendations on the use of some of the software specialized in the field of CA modelling. |
| dauerhafte UFZ-Verlinkung | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=11079 |
| Breckling, B., Pe'er, G., Matsinos, Y. (2011): Cellular automata in ecological modelling In: Jopp, F., Reuter, H., Breckling, B. (eds.) Modelling complex ecological dynamics: an introduction into ecological modelling for students, teachers & scientists Springer, Heidelberg, p. 105 - 117 |
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