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Pattern Formation in Ecological Communities

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Spatial Pattern in Plankton Communities

Part of the book series: NATO Conference Series ((MARS,volume 3))

Abstract

The primary concern of this volume is the study of spatial pattern in plankton communities, but the basic issues are fundamental ones in all ecosystems (Levin, 1976b). The plankton has emerged as perhaps the prototypical system for the discussion of spatial pattern principally because of the ubiquitous nature of patchiness, independent of the scale of observation (Platt and Denman, 1975). Population densities are sufficiently high that pattern is easily detected, and planktonic systems have been intensively studied from a variety of aspects.

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Levin, S.A. (1978). Pattern Formation in Ecological Communities. In: Steele, J.H. (eds) Spatial Pattern in Plankton Communities. NATO Conference Series, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2195-6_16

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