NEW COMPUTER ARCHITECTURES AS TOOLS FOR ECOLOGICAL THOUGHT

被引：23

作者：

VILLA, F

机构：

[1] Ferdinando Villa is at the Institute of Ecology, University of Parma, 43100 Parma, Viale delle Scienze

来源：

TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION | 1992年 / 7卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.1016/0169-5347(92)90069-N

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

Recent achievements of computer science provide unrivaled power for the advancement of ecology. This power is not merely computational: parallel computers, having hierarchical organization as their architectural principle, also provide metaphors for understanding complex systems. In this sense they might play for a science of ecological complexity a role like equilibrium-based metaphors had in the development of dynamic systems ecology. Parallel computers provide this opportunity through an informational view of ecological reality and multilevel modelling paradigms. Spatial and individual-oriented models allow application and full understanding of the new metaphors in the ecological context.

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页码：179 / 183

页数：5

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