A density functional theory for ecology across scales
Modelling diverse ecological phenomena across scales with a single mathematical framework is challenging. Here, the authors draw on density functional theory to develop a framework that bridges between mechanistic theories at fine scales and statistical models at large scales.
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| author | Martin-I. Trappe Ryan A. Chisholm |
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| description | Modelling diverse ecological phenomena across scales with a single mathematical framework is challenging. Here, the authors draw on density functional theory to develop a framework that bridges between mechanistic theories at fine scales and statistical models at large scales. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ef12f72de064999857e429e37950f322023-03-22T11:47:28ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-02-0114111510.1038/s41467-023-36628-4A density functional theory for ecology across scalesMartin-I. Trappe0Ryan A. Chisholm1Department of Biological Sciences, National University of SingaporeDepartment of Biological Sciences, National University of SingaporeModelling diverse ecological phenomena across scales with a single mathematical framework is challenging. Here, the authors draw on density functional theory to develop a framework that bridges between mechanistic theories at fine scales and statistical models at large scales.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36628-4 |
| spellingShingle | Martin-I. Trappe Ryan A. Chisholm A density functional theory for ecology across scales Nature Communications |
| title | A density functional theory for ecology across scales |
| title_full | A density functional theory for ecology across scales |
| title_fullStr | A density functional theory for ecology across scales |
| title_full_unstemmed | A density functional theory for ecology across scales |
| title_short | A density functional theory for ecology across scales |
| title_sort | density functional theory for ecology across scales |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36628-4 |
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