A computational modeling for real ecosystems based on P systems

TitleA computational modeling for real ecosystems based on P systems
Publication TypeJournal Papers
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsCardona, M., Colomer A. M., Margalida A., Palau A., Pérez-Hurtado I., Pérez-Jiménez M. J., & Sanuy D.
Journal TitleNatural Computing
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Place PublishedAmsterdam, Netherlands
Volume10
Pages39-53
Abstract

In this paper, a P systems based general framework for modeling ecosystems dynamics is presented. Particularly, ecosystems are specified by means of multienvironment P systems composed of a finite number of environments, each of them having an extended P system with active membranes. The semantics is of a probabilistic type and it is implemented by assigning each rule of the system a probabilistic constant which depends on the environment and the run time. As a case study, two real ecosystems are described: scavenger birds in the Catalan Pyrenees and the zebra mussel (Dreissena Polymorpha) in Ribarroja reservoir (Spain).

KeywordsDynamics, Ecosystem, Mussel, P-System, Probabilistic, Scavenger
URLhttp://www.springerlink.com/content/k5346u33465h5u50/
Issue1
ISSN Number1567-7818
DOI10.1007/s11047-010-9191-3