PATTERN DIVERSITY in SPACE OCCUPATION
Charles François (2004). PATTERN DIVERSITY in SPACE OCCUPATION, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 2492.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2492 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
The extent to which living organisms of the same species organize themselves spatially (J. SIRGY & R. GILES Jr,.1986, p.236).
These patterns can be “solitary, clumped, random and uniform. These are all spatial, but are related in time” (p.240).
The “clumps” may be of very varied types. In territorial occupation, they may be geometric, for example, square, hexagonal and/or concentric.
They may also be random , clustered (in very various ways), or regular (also in various ways). The same pattern can reappear at different scales , as for example in fractals .
They generally organize from simpler patterns and are time-directed and time-binding.
They appear in territorial organization in general.