In this book, methods from fractal geometry are applied to model growth forms, taking as a case study a type of growth process which can be found among various taxonomic classes such as sponges and corals. These models can be used, for example, to understand the amazing variety of forms to be found in a coral reef and to simulate their growth with 2D and 3D geometrical objects. Models which mimic the growth of forms and the environmental influence on the growth process are also useful for ecologists, as a combination of simulation models together with the actual growth forms can be used to detect the effects of slow changes in the environment.
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iterated function systems, accretive growth process, generator processing function, radiate accretive growth, ramifying object, modelling biological objects, new growth axes, fertile vertices, geometric production rule, spicula thick, edge replacement system, shielded branches, marine sessile organisms, conserving rules, fertile edges, coloured basins, tangential elements, preceding iteration step, branching object, triangular tessellation, aquiferous system, local nutrient concentration, mean normal vector, widening factor, geometric modelling system Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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