Abstract
Structure in complex systems, such as ecosystems, is scale specific, with discontinuities bounding domains within which scaling laws apply. Concordantly, changes in spatial pattern across different ranges of scale are described by different scaling relationships. The spatial aspect of scale has continued to receive considerable attention in the field of landscape ecology; however, scale has dimensions of time as well as space, and the consideration of one without the other neglects half the picture. In this chapter, we concentrate on the scaling axis of time, and describe cycles in temporal patterns in the Everglades ecosystem.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Temporal Dimensions of Landscape Ecology |
Subtitle of host publication | Wildlife Responses to Variable Resources |
Publisher | Springer US |
Pages | 78-89 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Print) | 0387454446, 9780387454450 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Environmental Science