Habitat complexity has been considered a key driver of biodiversity and other ecological
phenomena for nearly a century. However, there is still no consensus over the definition of …

Human population continues to aggregate in urban centers. This inevitably increases the
urban footprint with significant consequences for biodiversity, climate, and environmental …

Fractals are patterns that are self-similar across multiple length-scales. Macroscopic fractals
are common in nature,–; however, so far, molecular assembly into fractals is restricted to …

Nowadays, ecologists worldwide recognize the use of spatial analysis as essential.
However, because of the fast-growing range of methods available, even an expert might …

Multibeam surveys can provide detailed bathymetry data for the continental slope from
which quantitative descriptors of the seabed terrain (eg, slope) may be obtained. We …

The tortuosity of an animal's path is a key parameter in orientation and searching
behaviours. The tortuosity of an oriented path is inversely related to the efficiency of the …

The fractal or Hausdorff dimension is a measure of roughness (or smoothness) for time
series and spatial data. The graph of a smooth, differentiable surface indexed in ℝ d has …

Despite the intensity with which ecological information involving habitat complexity has been
amassed to date, much remains to be revealed for a comprehensive understanding of the …

Complexity is well accepted as one of the primary drivers of biodiversity, however, empirical
support for such positive associations is often confounded with surface area and …

The term “soil health” has captured the interest of government, and land managers, whilst
the academic community has struggled to rationalise its use and wider benefit. It has proved …