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Statistical Mechanics of Ecological Systems: Neutral Theory and Beyond
Sandro Azaele, Samir Suweis, Jacopo Grilli +3
The simplest theories often have much merit and many limitations, and in this vein, the value of Neutral Theory (NT) has been the subject of much debate over the past 15 years. NT…
Spatial Scaling in Model Plant Communities
Tommaso Zillio, Igor Volkov, Jayanth R. Banavar +2
We present an analytically tractable variant of the voter model that provides a quantitatively accurate description of beta-diversity (two-point correlation function) in two tropic…
Neutral Theory and Relative Species Abundance in Ecology
Igor Volkov, Jayanth R. Banavar, Stephen P. Hubbell +1
The theory of island biogeography[1] asserts that an island or a local community approaches an equilibrium species richness as a result of the interplay between the immigration of…
Organization of Ecosystems in the Vicinity of a Novel Phase Transition
Igor Volkov, Jayanth R. Banavar, Amos Maritan
It is shown that an ecosystem in equilibrium is generally organized in a state which is poised in the vicinity of a novel phase transition.
Molecular dynamics simulations of crystallization of hard spheres
Igor Volkov, Marek Cieplak, Joel Koplik +1
We have carried out molecular dynamics simulations of the crystallization of hard spheres modelling colloidal systems that are studied in conventional and space-based experiments.…