Population dynamics (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Population dynamics

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Chaotic and non-chaotic population dynamics cannot be reliably differentiated by visual inspection of time series. In this random sample of chaotic and non-chaotic time series of insects, mammals, and phytoplankton (top to bottom), the left panels are chaotic, right panels are not chaotic.

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Image credit: Rogers et al., Nature Ecol & Evol 2022

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