How to introduce connectance in a frame of an expression for diversity
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Universitat de Barcelona |
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Resumo |
Systems made of parts that are totally connected do not work, neither ecosys- tems nor artifacts. Relative connectance is inversely related to diversity, and both magnitudes can find a common frame of expression, in which some constant expressing the constraints of any organization might be embodied. If S is Simp- son's index, the expression (1 - S)IS as a measure of diversity offers some advantages or, at least, helps further reasoning. Such expression is the ratio between total interspecific possible interactions and possible intraspecific inter- actions. |
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eng |
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University of Chicago Press |
Direitos |
(c) University of Chicago Press, 1983 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
Palavras-Chave | #Ecosistemes #Entropia #Models matemàtics #Biotic communities #Entropy #Mathematical models |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |