title: Explaining and predicting patterns in stochastic population systems.
abstract: Lattice effects in ecological time-series are patterns that arise because of the inherent discreteness of animal numbers. In this paper, we suggest a systematic approach for predicting lattice effects. We also show that an explanation of all the patterns in a population time-series may require more than one deterministic model, especially when the dynamics are complex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI 49104, USA. henson@andrews.edu
authors.forename: Shandelle M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Henson
authors.forename: Aaron A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Costantino
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cushing
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dennis
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Desharnais
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011157:Population Dynamics; D013269:Stochastic Processes; D013997:Time Factors