Fractals: A User's Guide for the Natural Sciences

‘take the novitiate in a given discipline through the subtleties of fractal dimension, random fractals, Hurst exponents and so on, in a way that illuminates the field of study, thereby making it a working tool for the would be practitioner … an excellent book from which even those that have been working in this area for a long time have something to learn. I strongly recommend it for anyone interested in how to apply these new and exciting techniques tothe understanding of natural phenomena.‘Bruce J. West, University of North Texas, Bulletin of Mathematical BiologyThis volume is an essential resource for all natural scientists interested in working with fractals.'Ethology, Ecology & Evolution, 7, 1995This volume is an essential resource for all natural scientists interested in working with fractals.‘Ethology, Ecology & Evolution

Alan Hastings is a Distinguished Professor at the University of California Davis in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy. He is the Editor-in-Chief for the Theoretical Ecology Series (Academic Press) and the Journal of Mathematical Biology. Louis Gross is a Professor of Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Mathematics, and Director of the Institute of Environmental Modeling at the University of Tennessee.