Maximum Entropy and Ecology: A Theory of Abundance, Distribution, and Energetics

Maximum Entropy and Ecology: A Theory of Abundance, Distribution, and Energetics
ISBN-10
0199593418
ISBN-13
9780199593415
Category
Mathematics
Pages
257
Language
English
Published
2011-06-23
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
John Harte

Description

Provides readers with the concepts and practical tools required to understand the maximum entropy principle, and apply it to an understanding of ecological patterns. The theory developed predicts realistic forms for all metrics of ecology that describe patterns in the distribution, abundance, and energetics of species.

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