Acanthaster and the Coral Reef: A Theoretical Perspective : Proceedings of a Workshop Held at the Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, (Lecture Notes in Biomathematics) [Paperback]

R. H. Bradbury (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0387535012 | ISBN-13: 978-0387535012 | Publication Date: May 1991

The mathematical analysis of an outbreaking species, the crown-of-thorns starfish found on Indo-Pacific coral reefs was the central topic that brought together mathematicians, ecologists and oceanographers in an attempt to create a new paradigm for understanding this complex phenomenon. A wide variety of mathematical approaches was offered in the workshop, from traditional qualitative stability analysis to work on Finsler spaces, grammars and adaptive systems. Together they point to a new understanding of the dynamics of the outbreaks and of the stability of the coral reef ecosystems in which they occur.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 338 pages
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag (May 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387535012
• ISBN-13: 978-0387535012
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