Authors:
Cinzia Di Giusto
1
;
Cédric Gaucherel
2
;
Hanna Klaudel
3
and
Franck Pommereau
3
Affiliations:
1
Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, I3S, France
;
2
AMAP - INRA, CIRAD, CNRS, IRD, Université Montpellier, France
;
3
IBISC, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Evry, France
Keyword(s):
Rewriting Systems, Similarity Rate, Pattern Matching, Ecosystems.
Abstract:
In this paper we consider discrete qualitative models of ecosystems viewed as collections of interacting living (animals, plants. . . ) and nonliving entities (air, water, soil. . . ), whose conditions of appearance/disappearance are controlled by a set of formal rules (i.e., processes). We present here a rule-based method allowing to compare ecosystems. The method relies on a measure of similarity and on an optimization algorithm. In addition, the proposed method allows to detect patterns (i.e., ecological processes or sets of processes) in ecosystems. We have validated the method by applying it against a set of models and patterns provided by ecologists.