dispersal

Continuous dispersal on a discrete lattice

September 27, 2012 | Corey Chivers

Dispersal is a key process in many domains, and particularly in ecology. Individuals move in space, and this movement can be modelled as a random process following some kernel. The dispersal kernel is simply a probability distribution describing the distance travelled in a given time frame. Since space is continuous, ... [Read more...]

Walmart Invasion

August 26, 2012 | Corey Chivers

As an invasion biologist, the process of spatial spread is at the heart of what I do. When I came across this dataset of Walmart store openings since 1962 I couldn’t help but see it as an invasion front which looks a lot like a biological invasion or (albeit slow) ... [Read more...]

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