Overview
- State of the art of modeling and simulating growth and form of marine sessile organisms using large-scale computing, scientific visualization, methods for analyzing 2D and 3D forms, and particle-based modeling techniques
- With contributions of experts from various disciplines including developmental biology, ecology, computer science, physics, and mathematics
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Virtual Laboratory (VIRTUAL LAB.)
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Reviews
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"Sessile marine organisms, like sponges or corals, are often modular organisms, typically built of repeated units, the modules. … Improved computing methods have made it possible to simulate the growth of such organisms … . This volume is the outcome of a 1999 conference. It is mainly devoted to the interaction of biology and computing. Many figures confronting photos of live animals with computer generated simulations give a good impression for the non-specialist." (Benno Artmann, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1007, 2003)
"The purpose of this book … is to ‘provide an overview of how simulation models can provide insights into the growth and forms of seaweeds, sponges, corals and other marine sessile organisms. … the text as a whole has coherence and balance. It is beautifully, if sometimes eccentrically, illustrated with photographs, drawings and computer simulations. It provides a clear and much-needed summary of the state of the art in this difficult but important area of biological simulation that will appeal to the specialist." (Michael Whitfield, Times Higher Education Supplement, November, 2002)
"Jaap Kaandorp and Janet Kübler’s book The Algorithmic Beauty of Seaweeds, Sponges and Corals covers the modelling of the growth and form of some organisms. Lots of detail is provided for the biology … . there is enough information to encourage investigations – and the many wonderful illustrations help to spur on the reader." (Andrew Bowler, New Scientist, March, 2002)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Algorithmic Beauty of Seaweeds, Sponges and Corals
Authors: Jaap A. Kaandorp, Janet E. Kübler
Series Title: The Virtual Laboratory
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04339-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-67700-0Published: 28 September 2001
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08720-2Published: 19 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-04339-4Published: 17 April 2013
Series ISSN: 1431-939X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 193
Number of Illustrations: 87 b/w illustrations, 51 illustrations in colour
Topics: Simulation and Modeling, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems, Life Sciences, general, Computer Appl. in Life Sciences, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis, Earth Sciences, general