title: [Simulation and display methods of spatial data in landscape ecology].
abstract: Simulating and display ecological data over large geographic areas require much time, many resources, and considerable special training. Based on the latest researches all over the world, 7 simulation methods of ecological spatial data and 4 data display formats were reviewed, and several sampling ways were also discussed. Sample density and its spatial distribution, spatial dependence, and estimation accuracy were primarily considered to be the major factors influencing surface representation.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Tropical and Subtropical Ecology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642. qzhou@scau.edu.cn
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D003626:Data Display; D004463:Ecology; D013997:Time Factors