Tamás Czárán is at the Dept of Plant Taxonomy and Ecology, University Lóránd Eötvös, H-1083 Budapest, Luclovika tér 2., Hungary.
Trends Ecol Evol. 1992 Feb;7(2):38-42. doi: 10.1016/0169-5347(92)90103-I.
The idea of relating spatial patterns and temporal processes in plant community dynamics is not new, but its transformation into realistic spatiotemporal models is the result of quite recent methodological developments. There are now two classes of analytical model and a broad class of simulation models pertaining to the role of spatial structure in vegetation dynamics. They indicate that any community-dynamical theory intended to be predictive should not omit the spatial aspects of plant population dynamics, because these may radically change the conditions of persistence and coexistence.
将植物群落动态中的空间格局和时间过程联系起来的想法并不新鲜，但将其转化为现实的时空模型是最近方法发展的结果。现在有两类分析模型和广泛的模拟模型涉及到空间结构在植被动态中的作用。它们表明，任何旨在具有预测性的群落动态理论都不应忽略植物种群动态的空间方面，因为这些方面可能会从根本上改变持续和共存的条件。
