Fractal geometry of ecological habitats

The aims of this chapter are two. The first is to discuss some ways in which habitats may be fractal. The second is to discuss some ecological consequences of fractals and fractal-like phenomena. As a corollary to this second aim, it will also be necessary to discuss the phenomenon of reddened spectra of environmental heterogeneity, and its relation to fractals.

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