Taylor's power law for ecological communities: an explanation on nonextensive/nonlinear statistical grounds

dc.contributor.authorArruda Neto, João Dias de Toledo
dc.contributor.authorRighi, Henriette
dc.contributor.authorCascino, Marcos Antonio Gagliardi
dc.contributor.authorGenofre, Godofredo da Camara
dc.contributor.authorHormaza, Joel Mesa [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributor.institutionCentro Universitário Ítalo Brasileiro (UniÍtalo)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-01T18:44:41Z
dc.date.available2016-04-01T18:44:41Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractA new idea on how to conceptually interpret the so-called Taylor’s power law for ecological communities is presented. The core of our approach is based on nonextensive/nonlinear statistical concepts, which are shown to be at the genesis of all power laws, particularly when a system is constituted by long-range interacting elements. In this context, the ubiquity of the Taylor’s power law is discussed and addressed by showing that long-range interactions are at the heart of the internal dynamics of populations.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade de São Paulo (USP), Instituto de Física, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
dc.description.affiliationCentro Universitário Ítalo Brasileiro (UniÍtalo), São Paulo, SP, Brasil
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu (IBB), Departamento de Física e Biofísica, Botucatu, SP, Brasil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu (IBB), Departamento de Física e Biofísica, Botucatu, SP, Brasil
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.format.extent762-770
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jamp.2014.28084
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Applied Mathematics and Physics, v. 2, n. 8, p. 762-770, 2014.
dc.identifier.doi10.4236/jamp.2014.28084
dc.identifier.fileISSN2327-4352-2014-02-08-762-770.pdf
dc.identifier.issn2327-4352
dc.identifier.lattes8949540199759267
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/137205
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Applied Mathematics and Physics
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceCurrículo Lattes
dc.subjectTaylor’s lawen
dc.subjectLong-range interactionen
dc.subjectPopulation variabilitiesen
dc.subjectEcological complexityen
dc.subjectEcological nonlinearityen
dc.titleTaylor's power law for ecological communities: an explanation on nonextensive/nonlinear statistical groundsen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.lattes8949540199759267
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Botucatupt
unesp.departmentFísica e Biofísicapt

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