Computers In Biogeography
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Computers In Biogeography
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Author : Ernst R. Reichl
language : de
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Release Date : 1986
Computers In Biogeography written by Ernst R. Reichl and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Biogeography categories.
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Imitation Of Life
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Author : Nancy Forbes
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2005-09-23
Imitation Of Life written by Nancy Forbes and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09-23 with Science categories.
How scientists are using nature as model and metaphor to reinvent computing: a survey of an emerging field. As computers and the tasks they perform become increasingly complex, researchers are looking to nature—as model and as metaphor—for inspiration. The organization and behavior of biological organisms present scientists with an invitation to reinvent computing for the complex tasks of the future. In Imitation of Life, Nancy Forbes surveys the emerging field of biologically inspired computing, looking at some of the most impressive and influential examples of this fertile synergy. Forbes points out that the influence of biology on computing goes back to the early days of computer science—John von Neumann, the architect of the first digital computer, used the human brain as the model for his design. Inspired by von Neumann and other early visionaries, as well as by her work on the "Ultrascale Computing" project at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Forbes describes the exciting potential of these revolutionary new technologies. She identifies three strains of biologically inspired computing: the use of biology as a metaphor or inspiration for the development of algorithms; the construction of information processing systems that use biological materials or are modeled on biological processes, or both; and the effort to understand how biological organisms "compute," or process information. Forbes then shows us how current researchers are using these approaches. In successive chapters, she looks at artificial neural networks; evolutionary and genetic algorithms, which search for the "fittest" among a generation of solutions; cellular automata; artificial life—not just a simulation, but "alive" in the internal ecosystem of the computer; DNA computation, which uses the encoding capability of DNA to devise algorithms; self-assembly and its potential use in nanotechnology; amorphous computing, modeled on the kind of cooperation seen in a colony of cells or a swarm of bees; computer immune systems; bio-hardware and how bioelectronics compares to silicon; and the "computational" properties of cells.
Evolutionary Computation With Biogeography Based Optimization
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Author : Haiping Ma
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2017-02-06
Evolutionary Computation With Biogeography Based Optimization written by Haiping Ma and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-06 with Computers categories.
Evolutionary computation algorithms are employed to minimize functions with large number of variables. Biogeography-based optimization (BBO) is an optimization algorithm that is based on the science of biogeography, which researches the migration patterns of species. These migration paradigms provide the main logic behind BBO. Due to the cross-disciplinary nature of the optimization problems, there is a need to develop multiple approaches to tackle them and to study the theoretical reasoning behind their performance. This book explains the mathematical model of BBO algorithm and its variants created to cope with continuous domain problems (with and without constraints) and combinatorial problems.
A Computer Program For Calculating Degree Of Biogeographical Resemblance Between Areas
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Author : James Arthur Peters
language : en
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Release Date : 1968
A Computer Program For Calculating Degree Of Biogeographical Resemblance Between Areas written by James Arthur Peters and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with BASIC (Computer program language) categories.
A program, written in the computer language BASIC, is described that calculates by various formulas the degree of biogeographical resemblance between areas. The various formulas are described, and the proper machine instructions for each are indicated.
Computers In Botanical Collections
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Author : J. Brenan
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Computers In Botanical Collections written by J. Brenan and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
This volume records the proceedings of, and the papers read at, an international conference to consider the use of electronic data processing methods in the major taxonomic plant collections of Europe, primarily herbaria but also living collections. This conference took place at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, from 3rd to 6th October, 1973. It was attended by some 90 delegates, observers and speakers, mainly from a wide range of the major European herbaria, but also from other interested institutions. The problem to be discussed was a big one. Taxonomic collections of the sorts mentioned above constitute the main centres for the scientific documentation of the flora of the world. With the extinction of so many species more or less imminently threatened, and with the modification or disappearance of so many vegetation types through the activities of man, the information contained in these collections grows in importance. Their aggregate size, in Europe, has been estimated at between 50 and 100 millions, and these are annually augmented at a rapid rate. Each specimen or living plant comprises a source of evidence and information represented both by the specimen itself and the associated information provided by the collector and subsequent investigators - identifications, field notes, records of subsequent research, etc. This associated information is known as the label data. Research on the taxonomy and geographical distribution of plants usually requires data from specimens stored in a number of institutions in different countries.
Biogeography Based Optimization Algorithms And Applications
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Author : Yujun Zheng
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-09-14
Biogeography Based Optimization Algorithms And Applications written by Yujun Zheng and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-14 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book introduces readers to the background, general framework, main operators, and other basic characteristics of biogeography-based optimization (BBO), which is an emerging branch of bio-inspired computation. In particular, the book presents the authors’ recent work on improved variants of BBO, hybridization of BBO with other algorithms, and the application of BBO to a variety of domains including transportation, image processing, and neural network learning. The content will help to advance research into and application of not only BBO but also the whole field of bio-inspired computation. The algorithms and applications are organized in a step-by-step manner and clearly described with the help of pseudo-codes and flowcharts. The readers will learn not only the basic concepts of BBO but also how to apply and adapt the algorithms to the engineering optimization problems they actually encounter.
Data Mining For Global Trends In Mountain Biodiversity
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Author : Eva M. Spehn
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2009-09-28
Data Mining For Global Trends In Mountain Biodiversity written by Eva M. Spehn and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-28 with Computers categories.
Thanks to advances in electronic archiving of biodiversity data and the digitization of climate and other geophysical data, a new era in biogeography, functional ecology, and evolutionary ecology has begun. In Data Mining for Global Trends in Mountain Biodiversity, Christian Korner, Eva M. Spehn, and a team of experts from the Global Mountain Biodi
Computers In Botanical Collections
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Author : J. Brenan
language : en
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Release Date : 1975-07-01
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Biogeography
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Author : C. Barry Cox
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2016-03-15
Biogeography written by C. Barry Cox and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-15 with Science categories.
Through eight successful editions, and over nearly 40 years, Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach has provided a thorough and comprehensive exploration of the varied scientific disciplines and research that are essential to understanding the subject. The text has been praised for its solid background in historical biogeography and basic biology, that is enhanced and illuminated by discussions of current research. This new edition incorporates the exciting changes of the recent years, and presents a thoughtful exploration of the research and controversies that have transformed our understanding of the biogeography of the world. It also clearly identifies the three quite different arenas of biogeographical research: continental biogeography, island biogeography and marine biogeography. It is the only current textbook with full coverage of marine biogeography. It reveals how the patterns of life that we see today have been created by the two great Engines of the Planet - the Geological Engine, plate tectonics, which alters the conditions of life on the planet, and the Biological Engine, evolution, which responds to these changes by creating new forms and patterns of life.