SELF-ORGANIZED CRITICALITY IN RAIN-FOREST DYNAMICS

Authors
MANRUBIA SC SOLE RV
Citation
Sc. Manrubia et Rv. Sole, SELF-ORGANIZED CRITICALITY IN RAIN-FOREST DYNAMICS, Chaos, solitons and fractals, 7(4), 1996, pp. 523-541
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics,Mechanics,Engineering,"Physics, Applied
Journal title
Chaos, solitons and fractals → ACNP
ISSN journal
09600779
Volume
7
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
523 - 541
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-0779(1996)7:4<523:SCIRD>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The dynamical properties of a cellular automata model of forest growth are studied. It is shown that fractal and multifractal structures, as well as power-laws (linked to both spatial and temporal variables) ar e generated, involving the appearance of a self-organized critical sta te. An extensive study of a real rainforest has been performed, and it is found that the model recovers very well the results of the real ca se. Some theoretical consequences are outlined.