Ebook: Chaos in Real Data: The Analysis of Non-Linear Dynamics from Short Ecological Time Series

Chaos in Real Data studies the range of data analytic techniques available to study nonlinear population dynamics for ecological time series. Several case studies are studied using typically short and noisy population data from field and laboratory. A range of modern approaches, such as response surface methodology and mechanistic mathematical modelling, are applied to several case studies. Experts honestly appraise how well these methods have performed on their data. The accessible style of the book ensures its readability for non-quantitative biologists. The data remain available, as benchmarks for future study, on the worldwide web.

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Chaos in Real Data studies the range of data analytic techniques available to study nonlinear population dynamics for ecological time series. Several case studies are studied using typically short and noisy population data from field and laboratory. A range of modern approaches, such as response surface methodology and mechanistic mathematical modelling, are applied to several case studies. Experts honestly appraise how well these methods have performed on their data. The accessible style of the book ensures its readability for non-quantitative biologists. The data remain available, as benchmarks for future study, on the worldwide web.

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Chaos in Real Data studies the range of data analytic techniques available to study nonlinear population dynamics for ecological time series. Several case studies are studied using typically short and noisy population data from field and laboratory. A range of modern approaches, such as response surface methodology and mechanistic mathematical modelling, are applied to several case studies. Experts honestly appraise how well these methods have performed on their data. The accessible style of the book ensures its readability for non-quantitative biologists. The data remain available, as benchmarks for future study, on the worldwide web.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Defining Chaos for Real, Noisy Data: Local Lyapunov Exponents and Sensitive Response to Perturbations....Pages 1-32
Modelling Time-Series Data....Pages 33-48
Measles as a Testbed for Characterising Nonlinear Behaviour in Ecology....Pages 49-72
Population Dynamics of Small Rodents in Northern Fennoscandia....Pages 73-96
Analysis of Population Fluctuations in the Aphid Hyperomyzus Lactucae and the Moth Perizoma Alchemillata ....Pages 97-120
One, Two and Three-Species Time Series from a Host-Pathogen-Parasitoid System....Pages 121-136
Blowflies as a Case Study in Non-Linear Population Dynamics....Pages 137-172
Overview....Pages 173-190
A Glossary of Terms Used in Nonlinear Dynamics....Pages 191-218
Back Matter....Pages 219-226

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Chaos in Real Data studies the range of data analytic techniques available to study nonlinear population dynamics for ecological time series. Several case studies are studied using typically short and noisy population data from field and laboratory. A range of modern approaches, such as response surface methodology and mechanistic mathematical modelling, are applied to several case studies. Experts honestly appraise how well these methods have performed on their data. The accessible style of the book ensures its readability for non-quantitative biologists. The data remain available, as benchmarks for future study, on the worldwide web.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Defining Chaos for Real, Noisy Data: Local Lyapunov Exponents and Sensitive Response to Perturbations....Pages 1-32
Modelling Time-Series Data....Pages 33-48
Measles as a Testbed for Characterising Nonlinear Behaviour in Ecology....Pages 49-72
Population Dynamics of Small Rodents in Northern Fennoscandia....Pages 73-96
Analysis of Population Fluctuations in the Aphid Hyperomyzus Lactucae and the Moth Perizoma Alchemillata ....Pages 97-120
One, Two and Three-Species Time Series from a Host-Pathogen-Parasitoid System....Pages 121-136
Blowflies as a Case Study in Non-Linear Population Dynamics....Pages 137-172
Overview....Pages 173-190
A Glossary of Terms Used in Nonlinear Dynamics....Pages 191-218
Back Matter....Pages 219-226
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