Publication Details |
Category | Text Publication |
Reference Category | Book chapters |
Title (Primary) | Cellular automata in ecological modelling |
Title (Secondary) | Modelling complex ecological dynamics: an introduction into ecological modelling for students, teachers & scientists |
Author | Breckling, B.; Pe'er, G.; Matsinos, Y. |
Publisher | Jopp, F.; Reuter, H.; Breckling, B. |
Year | 2011 |
Department | NSF |
Page From | 105 |
Page To | 117 |
Language | 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. |
Persistent UFZ Identifier | 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 |