Indirect Effects, Biotic Inferential Interactions and Time Functions in H-Semiotic Systems: Ecosystems Case

José-Luis Usó-Doménech, Josué-Antonio Nescolarde-Selva, Miguel Lloret-Climent, Hugh Gash and Kristian Alonso-Stenberg
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José-Luis Usó-Doménech: Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
Josué-Antonio Nescolarde-Selva: Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
Miguel Lloret-Climent: Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
Hugh Gash: Institute of Education, Dublin City University, D09 Y18 Dublin, Ireland
Kristian Alonso-Stenberg: Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain

Mathematics, 2019, vol. 7, issue 4, 1-23

Abstract: The main objectives of this paper are to formulate an introduction to the mathematical theory of indirect effects with respect to some biotic relations, including symbiosis, commensalism, mutualism and predation, along with the time functions for these relationships. We employ the theory of system linkage in Patten’s Theory of Environment to develop an analysis of the theoretical properties of direct and indirect influences, using the variables and structure of each system involved in the linkage. In this paper, in order to formulate the mathematical theory, we develop, as a contribution to Patten’s Theory of Environment, so-called H -semiotic systems.

Keywords: ecological system; ecosystem; network; structural function; systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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