UID:
almafu_9960117097602883
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 334 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-108-50597-X
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1-108-51491-X
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1-316-10545-8
Content:
Graph theory can be applied to ecological questions in many ways, and more insights can be gained by expanding the range of graph theoretical concepts applied to a specific system. But how do you know which methods might be used? And what do you do with the graph once it has been obtained? This book provides a broad introduction to the application of graph theory in different ecological systems, providing practical guidance for researchers in ecology and related fields. Readers are guided through the creation of an appropriate graph for the system being studied, including the application of spatial, spatio-temporal, and more abstract structural process graphs. Simple figures accompany the explanations to add clarity, and a broad range of ecological phenomena from many ecological systems are covered. This is the ideal book for graduate students and researchers looking to apply graph theoretical methods in their work.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Nov 2017).
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Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Graphs as Structure in the Ecological Context -- Introduction -- 1.1 Graphs as Structure -- 1.2 Graphs and Ecological Relationships -- 1.3 Graphs and Locations: Spatial and Temporal -- 1.4 Networks and Dynamics -- 1.5 Graphs and Data -- 1.6 Ecological Hypotheses and Graph Theory -- 1.7 Statistical Tests and Hypothesis Evaluation -- 1.8 Concluding Comments -- 2 Shapes of Graphs: Trees to Triangles -- Introduction -- 2.1 Acyclic Graphs -- 2.2 Digraphs and Directed Acyclic Graphs -- 2.3 Weighted Directed Trees -- 2.4 Lattice Graphs -- 2.5 Triangles -- 2.6 Smaller Than Triangles: Singletons, Isolated Pairs and Whiskers -- 2.7 How It Looks -- 2.8 Concluding Comments -- 3 Species Interaction Networks -- Introduction -- 3.1 Objects -- 3.2 Properties -- 3.3 Generative Models -- 3.4 Comparisons -- 3.5 Concluding Comments -- 4 Trophic Networks: Structure, Partitioning and Dynamics -- Introduction -- 4.1 Trophic Networks and Derived Graphs -- 4.2 Trophic Network Characteristics -- 4.3 Concluding Comments -- 5 Species Associations, Communities and Graphs of Social Structure -- Introduction -- 5.1 Graphs of Social Structure -- 5.2 Cluster Detection in Graphs and Networks -- 5.3 Transitivity and Reciprocity -- 5.4 Balance -- 5.5 Change -- 5.6 Key Nodes -- Key Edges -- 5.7 Concluding Comments -- 6 Competition: Hierarchies and Reversals -- Introduction -- 6.1 Concepts for Competition Interaction Graphs -- 6.2 Measuring Competitive Outcomes -- 6.3 Choosing Edges and Finding Hierarchies -- 6.4 Example: Arabidopsis thaliana Ecotypes -- 6.5 Concluding Comments -- 7 Mutualism, Parasitism and Bipartite Graphs -- Introduction -- 7.1 Internal Structure of Bipartite Graphs -- 7.2 Applications of Bipartite Graphs -- 7.3 Concluding Comments -- 8 Temporal and Time-Only Graphs -- Introduction.
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8.1 Properties of Temporal Graphs -- 8.2 Techniques for Temporal Graphs: Testing Significance -- 8.3 Applications of Techniques -- 8.4 Conclusions and Advice -- 9 Spatial Graphs -- Introduction -- 9.1 Properties of Spatial Graphs -- 9.2 Techniques for Spatial Graphs: Testing Significance and Other Assessments -- 9.3 Choice and Applications of Techniques -- 9.4 Concluding Comments -- 10 Spatio-temporal Graphs -- Introduction -- 10.1 Characteristics -- 10.2 Two Spatio-temporal Properties -- 10.3 Examples of Ecological Applications -- 10.4 Concluding Comments -- 11 Graph Structure and System Function: Graphlet Methods -- Introduction -- 11.1 Graphs for Structure and Dynamics in Ecological Systems -- 11.2 Graph Characteristics and Methods Based on Graphlets -- 11.3 Concluding Comments -- 12 Synthesis and Future Directions -- Introduction -- 12.1 Comparisons and Matching -- 12.2 What Next? -- 12.3 Concluding Comments -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- Appendix.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-08931-X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-46097-2
Language:
English
URL:
Volltext
(URL des Erstveröffentlichers)
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316105450
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