This article presents an overview of multi-agent system models of land-use/cover change
(MAS/LUCC models). This special class of LUCC models combines a cellular landscape …

Complexity theory has captured the attention of the scientific community to the extent where
its proponents tout it as a dominant scientific trend. Geographers, and environmental …

Agent-based modeling (ABM) is a novel computational methodology for representing the
behavior of individuals in order to study social phenomena. Its use is rapidly growing in …

Individual-based models are an exciting and widely used new tool for ecology. These
computational models allow scientists to explore the mechanisms through which population …

Lattice-gas cellular automata (LGCA) and lattice Boltzmann models (LBM) are relatively new
and promising methods for the numerical solution of nonlinear partial differential equations …

One of the most striking patterns in biology is the formation of animal aggregations.
Classically, aggregation has been viewed as an evolutionarily advantageous state, in which …

Angiogenesis, the formation of blood vessels from a pre-existing vasculature, is a process
whereby capillary sprouts are formed in response to externally supplied chemical stimuli …

Mathematics is playing an ever more important role in the physical and biological sciences,
provoking a blurring of boundaries between scientific disciplines and a resurgence of …

Covering the major topics of evolutionary game theory, Game-Theoretical Models in Biology,
Second Edition presents both abstract and practical mathematical models of real biological …

An accessible and multidisciplinaryintroduction to cellular automata As the applicability of
cellular automata broadens and technology advances, there is a need for a concise, yet …