From Spatial Pattern in the Distribution and Abundance of Species to a Unified Theory of Ecology: The Role of Maximum Entropy Methods

DOI10.1007/978-3-540-76784-8_8zbMath1382.92257OpenAlexW184511626MaRDI QIDQ4607145

John Harte

Publication date: 12 March 2018

Published in: Applied Optimization (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76784-8_8

zbMATH Keywords

maximum entropy frameworkdistribution and abundance of speciesrandom placement modelspatial pattern in ecologyspecies-area relationshipsunified theory of ecology

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Ecology (92D40)

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