MODEL BUILDING IN ECOLOGYA HIERARCHICAL APPROACH

The necessity and utility of a hierarchical approach to model building in ecology is discussed. Some of the basic properties of hierarchies are described and criteria to discern subsystems are shown. A new approach of measuring the resilience in terms of natural probability of occurrence of a certai...

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Published in:Kybernetes 1980-02, Vol.9 (2), p.141-150
Main Authors: dE MALHERBE, R., TRITTO, V., dE MALHERBE, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The necessity and utility of a hierarchical approach to model building in ecology is discussed. Some of the basic properties of hierarchies are described and criteria to discern subsystems are shown. A new approach of measuring the resilience in terms of natural probability of occurrence of a certain perturbation has been suggested, together with a stochastic definition of stability.
ISSN:0368-492X
DOI:10.1108/eb005551