May Robert M
Zoology Department, South Parks Road, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, OX1 3PS.
Trends Ecol Evol. 2006 Jul;21(7):394-9. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2006.03.013. Epub 2006 Apr 3.
A scientific growth area in recent years has been the study of networks of interacting entities within a population, including species in food webs, human or other animals transmitting infection, proteins in cells, cells in organisms (e.g. neuronal networks), the internet and the World Wide Web. Here, I review some of the differing network patterns that arise in theory and in practice, with an emphasis on their dynamical implications, particularly for resistance to deliberate or accidental disturbance. I offer caveats and opinionated comment about some excesses of enthusiasm and suggest some areas where these network ideas might find further application.
近年来,一个科学发展领域是对种群内相互作用实体网络的研究,包括食物网中的物种、传播感染的人类或其他动物、细胞中的蛋白质、生物体中的细胞(如神经网络)、互联网和万维网。在此,我回顾了一些理论和实践中出现的不同网络模式,重点是它们的动力学影响,特别是对蓄意或意外干扰的抗性。我对一些过度的热情提出了告诫和有倾向性的评论,并指出了这些网络概念可能得到进一步应用的一些领域。