… Our objectives are (I) to develop a general spatial patch dynamics modeling platform for …
patch (gopher mound) population, and (3) to examine how local disturbance and patch …

… by Wu [15], whereas discrete space yields coupled patch models. These models, which are
the focus of this chapter, are called metapopulation models . They usually consist of a system …

… While most existing spatial models are grid-based, the patch-based spatial … Here we,
therefore, present a patch-based spatial modeling approach that deals with patch overlap explicitly. …

… patch delineation algorithm, “PatchMorph,” which can delineate patches across a range of
spatial … methods for habitat patch delineation will help ecological models more accurately …

… In general, we consider spatial patches the new primitive that … First, spatial patches can be
directly acquired by 3D scanning … models and point clouds to scenes represented by spatial …

… discuss the potential descriptive capabilities of spatial patches in an example of an explicitly
… polygonal models to spatial patches. Section 5 is dedicated to reconstruction of the models …

… review of gap models (patch models sensu Shugart) the newly developed model PICUS
v1.2 is described. Proceeding from the fact that most existing patch models have proven to …

… applicability of landscape metrics and modeling in planning. This study addresses the spatial
dimension of sustainable planning using landscape metrics and modeling. It may improve …

… models of spatial heterogeneity A general model of spatial … models and reaction-diffusion
models CA models and patch-occupancy models From ecological interactions to CA models …

… , etc., try to build new models to describe dynamic patch shape and size by using
fluctuation-tolerant fractals, especially in marine environments, and fragmentation of the habitat into …