Ecological Modeling

  1. Spatially Explicit Models
    1. Cellular Automata Models
      1. Grid-Based Representation
        1. Local Interaction Rules
          1. Neighborhood Definitions
            1. Pattern Formation
              1. Percolation Theory
                1. Forest Fire Models
                  1. Epidemic Spread Models
                  2. Grid-Based Models
                    1. Raster Data Structures
                      1. Spatial Resolution Effects
                        1. Boundary Conditions
                          1. Landscape Metrics
                            1. Habitat Fragmentation Models
                            2. Individual-Based Models
                              1. Individual Representation
                                1. Attribute Tracking
                                  1. Life History Events
                                    1. Behavioral Rules
                                    2. Spatial Movement
                                      1. Random Walk Models
                                        1. Correlated Random Walks
                                          1. Biased Movement
                                            1. Memory Effects
                                            2. Social Interactions
                                              1. Flocking Behavior
                                                1. Territorial Behavior
                                                  1. Mating Systems
                                                  2. Emergent Patterns
                                                    1. Aggregation Patterns
                                                      1. Spatial Segregation
                                                        1. Collective Migration
                                                      2. Network Models
                                                        1. Graph Theory Fundamentals
                                                          1. Nodes and Edges
                                                            1. Network Metrics
                                                              1. Centrality Measures
                                                              2. Ecological Networks
                                                                1. Food Web Networks
                                                                  1. Mutualistic Networks
                                                                    1. Host-Parasite Networks
                                                                    2. Landscape Networks
                                                                      1. Habitat Patches as Nodes
                                                                        1. Corridors as Edges
                                                                          1. Connectivity Metrics
                                                                            1. Network Robustness
                                                                          2. Reaction-Diffusion Models
                                                                            1. Diffusion Processes
                                                                              1. Reaction Terms
                                                                                1. Wave Solutions
                                                                                  1. Pattern Formation
                                                                                    1. Turing Patterns

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