Stochastic Communities
A Mathematical Theory of Biodiversity
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Mathematics, Applied, Science, Biological Sciences, Evolution
| Author: | A. K. Dewdney | ISBN: | 9781315283432 |
| Publisher: | CRC Press | Publication: | May 12, 2017 |
| Imprint: | CRC Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | A. K. Dewdney |
| ISBN: | 9781315283432 |
| Publisher: | CRC Press |
| Publication: | May 12, 2017 |
| Imprint: | CRC Press |
| Language: | English |
Stochastic Communities presents a theory of biodiversity by analyzing the distribution of abundances among species in the context of a community. The basis of this theory is a distribution called the "J distribution." This distribution is a pure hyperbola and mathematically implied by the "stochastic species hypothesis" assigning equal probabilities of birth and death within the population of each species over varying periods of time. The J distribution in natural communities has strong empirical support resulting from a meta-study and strong theoretical support from a theorem that is mathematically implied by the stochastic species hypothesis.
Stochastic Communities presents a theory of biodiversity by analyzing the distribution of abundances among species in the context of a community. The basis of this theory is a distribution called the "J distribution." This distribution is a pure hyperbola and mathematically implied by the "stochastic species hypothesis" assigning equal probabilities of birth and death within the population of each species over varying periods of time. The J distribution in natural communities has strong empirical support resulting from a meta-study and strong theoretical support from a theorem that is mathematically implied by the stochastic species hypothesis.
