02593cam a2200385Ia 4500 CRC00002782PDF FlBoTFG 20171224123500.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||| 090709s2010 fluafd sb 001 0 eng d 9781420004243 (ebook : PDF) FlBoTFG FlBoTFG QH323.5 .S458 2010 570.151 S496 Seuront, Laurent. Fractals and multifractals in ecology and aquatic science [electronic resource] / Laurent Seuront. Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, c2010. xv, 344 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-335) and index. About geometries and dimensions -- Self-similar fractals -- Self-affine fractals -- Frequency distribution dimensions -- Fractal-related concepts : some clarifications -- Estimating dimensions with confidence -- From fractals to multifractals. "Ecologists sometimes have a less-than-rigorous background in quantitative methods, yet research within this broad field is becoming increasingly mathematical. Written in a step-by-step fashion, Fractals and Multifractals in Ecology and Aquatic Science provides scientists with a basic understanding of fractals and multifractals and the techniques for utilizing them when analyzing ecological phenomenon. With illustrations, tables, and graphs on virtually every page - several in color - this book is a comprehensive source of state-of-the-art ecological scaling and multiscaling methods at temporal and spatial scales, respectfully ranging from seconds to months and from millimeters to thousands of kilometers. It illustrates most of the data analysis techniques with real case studies often based on original findings. It also incorporates descriptions of current and new numerical techniques to analyze and deepen understanding of ecological situations and their solutions."--Publisher's description. Also available in print edition. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Biomathematics. Mathematics in nature. Ecology Mathematics. Aquatic sciences Mathematics. Fractals. Multifractals. Electronic books. lcsh 9780849327827 0849327822 http://marc.crcnetbase.com/isbn/9781420004243 application/PDF Distributed by publisher. Purchase or institutional license may be required for access. 15082 15082