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. 2003 Aug 7;270(1524):1549–1553. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2420

Explaining and predicting patterns in stochastic population systems.

Shandelle M Henson 1, Aaron A King 1, R F Costantino 1, J M Cushing 1, Brian Dennis 1, Robert A Desharnais 1
PMCID: PMC1691414  PMID: 12908974

Abstract

Lattice effects in ecological time-series are patterns that arise because of the inherent discreteness of animal numbers. In this paper, we suggest a systematic approach for predicting lattice effects. We also show that an explanation of all the patterns in a population time-series may require more than one deterministic model, especially when the dynamics are complex.

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