Maximum entropy and ecology : a theory of abundance, distribution, and energetics /

This textbook 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, abu...

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Main Author:	Harte, John, 1939-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2011.
Series:	Oxford series in ecology and evolution.
Subjects:	Animal behavior > Mathematical models. Ecology > Mathematical models. Ecology > Methodology. Ecology. Entropy > Mathematical models. Entropy (Information theory) Entropy. Mathematics. Science. Natural history. Physics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book