Abstract
In this paper we address balancing process of ecological flow networks. In existing approaches, macroscopic objectives to which systems organize are assumed. Flow balance provides only constraints for the optimization. Since flow balance and objectives are separated from each other, it is impossible to address how the appearance of objectives is related to flow balance. Therefore, we take an alternative approach, in which we directly describe a dynamics of balancing process. We propose a simple mathematical formula for local balancing dynamics and show that it can generate a self-organizing property, which could be seen as a primitive objective.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 208-218 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Ecological Complexity |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 Jun |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Balancing
- Ecosystem
- Imbalance
- Objective
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Ecological Modelling
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Imbalance and balancing : Development of ecological flow networks. / Haruna, Taichi; Gunji, Yukio.
In: Ecological Complexity, Vol. 6, No. 2, 06.2009, p. 208-218.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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