<b>The study of fractals among ecologists</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v34i1.7701

  • Roger Paulo Mormul Universidade Estadual de Maringá - UEM
  • André Andrian Padial Universidade Federal de Goiás & Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Mato Grosso do Sul
Palavras-chave: fractal geometry, ecology, spatial complexity, scientometrics

Resumo

Fractals seemed to have permeated most scientific fields, including ecology. In fact, biodiversity and ecological processes are affected by spatial complexity, and fractals can help understand patterns at multiple scales. In this paper we evaluated the main quantitative trends and the profile of ecology publications using fractals. Publications about fractals in Ecology experienced a high increase in the last two decades, and most articles were published in highly visible ecology journals. However, studies were authored mainly by US scientists, and researchers from developing countries had a minor contribution. In addition, studies were highly biased towards terrestrial environments, and empirical approaches were preferred.

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Biografia do Autor

Roger Paulo Mormul, Universidade Estadual de Maringá - UEM
Doutorando em Ecologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais sob orientação do Prof. Dr. Sidinei Magela Thomaz.
André Andrian Padial, Universidade Federal de Goiás & Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Mato Grosso do Sul
Pós-graduação em Ecologia e Evolução, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (Bloco ICB IV) da Universidade Federal de Goiás, Campus II/UFG, Goiânia, Goiás e Professor do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Mato Grosso do Sul, Campus Nova Andradina, Nova Andradina, MS, Rod. MS-473 - Km 23.
Publicado
2011-06-09
Como Citar
Mormul, R. P., & Padial, A. A. (2011). <b>The study of fractals among ecologists</b&gt; - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v34i1.7701. Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 34(1), 41-45. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v34i1.7701
Seção
Ecologia e Limnologia

 

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