A. K. Dewdney

Stochastic Communities (eBook, ePUB)

A Mathematical Theory of Biodiversity

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The book presents a novel theory of bioversity by analyzing the distribution of abundances among species in the context of a community. The basis of this new theory is a distribution called the "J distribution."

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315283432
• Artikelnr.: 48418200

Autorenporträt

Alexander Keewatin Dewdney is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Computer Science and the Centre for Environmental Science & Sustainability at the University of Western Ontario. He the author of dozens of peer reviewed schloarly articles and 12 books.

Inhaltsangabe

The J-curve and the J distribution. The J-distribution and its variations.
Sampling in practice and in theory. Compiling and analysing field data.
Predictions from data. Extending the sample. Stochastic systems and the
stochastic community. The metastudy: A review. Fossil J-curves. Summary of
theory and open problems. Appendix A: Mathematical Notes and Computer
Tools. Appendix B: Results of the metastudy for the J distribution.
Appendix C: Results of the test for the J distribution in taxonomic data.