Complexity, Collective Effects and Modelling of Ecosystems: formation, function and stability

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dc.creatorJensen, Henrik Jeldtoft
dc.creatorArcaute, Elsa
dc.date2007-09-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:29:17Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:29:17Z
dc.descriptionWe discuss the relevance of studying ecology within the framework of Complexity Science from a statistical mechanics approach. Ecology is concerned with understanding how systems level properties emerge out of the multitude of interactions amongst large numbers of components, leading to ecosystems that possess the prototypical characteristics of complex systems. We argue that statistical mechanics is at present the best methodology available to obtain a quantitative description of complex systems, and that ecology is in urgent need of ``integrative'' approaches that are quantitative and non-stationary. We describe examples where combining statistical mechanics and ecology has led to improved ecological modelling and, at the same time, broadened the scope of statistical mechanics.
dc.description11 pages and 1 figure
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0709.2015
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0709.2015
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/137917
dc.subjectPopulations and Evolution
dc.subjectOther Quantitative Biology
dc.titleComplexity, Collective Effects and Modelling of Ecosystems: formation, function and stability
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