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Impact Of Seedling Removal On Regenerating Community Structure Of A Seasonal Semideciduous Forest [impacto Da Remoção De Plântulas Sobre A Estrutura Da Comunidade Regenerante De Floresta Estacional Semidecidual]
No full textTransplanting seedlings and saplings from natural forests has been considered an alternative to producing saplings of native species for forest restoration purposes, but the possible impact of this procedure on plant community regeneration has not been investigated. This work evaluates the impact of different treatments of shrub and tree-seedling (up to 30 cm) removal from a seasonal semideciduous forest fragment located in southeastern Brazil on the natural regeneration process. Eighty 2×2 m plots were installed in two habitats (forest edge and interior) and submitted to four seedling-removal treatments (I, II - 100% removal with or without soil mixing; III - 50% removal without soil mixing; and IV - control treatment without seedling removal). Regeneration density and richness were evaluated before treatment as well as 6, 12 and 18 months later. The results were compared among treatments for each evaluation period and among periods within treatments. There were similarities between edge and interior. The natural regeneration process did not improve with soil mixing. Plots submitted to seedling removal partially recovered plant density; however, these plots had lower species richness when compared to the control and to the initial values before treatment. Seedling removal has a negative impact on the regeneration process of low-density species, thus the use of natural regeneration as a sapling source for forest restoration purposes should focus only on highdensity species with well-known regeneration strategies and not on the community as a whole.22410151026Auer, C.G., Graça, M.C.E., Método de produção de mudas de canela-sassafrás a partir de mudas de regeneração natural (1995) Boletim de Pesquisas Floreslais, 30-31, pp. 75-77Barbosa, L.M., Barbosa, J.M., Barbosa, K.C., Potomati, A., Martins, S.E., Asperti, L.M., Melo, A.C.G., Plaza, A.P., Recuperação florestal com espécies nativas no Estado de São Paulo: Pesquisas apontam mudanças neeessãrias (2003) Florestar Estatístico, 6, pp. 28-34Box, G.E.P., Hunter, W.G., Hunter, J.S., (1978) Statistics for experimenters: An introduction to design, data analysis, and model building, , New York, John Wiley & Sons, JncCampos, H., (1983) Estatística experimental nao-paramétrica, , Piracicaba, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de QueirozCarrno, M.R.B., Morellato, E.G.P., Fenologia de árvores e arbustos das matas ciliares da bacia do rio Tibagi, Estado do Paraná, Brasil (2004) Matas ciliares: Conservação e recuperação, pp. 125-141. , Pp, R.R. 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Recuperação da vegetação de matas de galeria: estudos de caso no Distrito Federal e entorno. Pp. 815-870. In: J.F. RibeiroC.E.L. Fonseca & J.C. Souza e Silva (eds.). Caracterizaç ão e recuperação de matas de galeria. Planaltina, Embrapa-CPACGrombone-Guaratini, M.T., Rodrigues, R.R., Seed bank and seed rain in a seasonal semi-deciduous forest in south-eastern Brazil (2002) Journal of Tropical Ecology, 18, pp. 759-774Hubbell, S.P., Foster, R.B., O'Brien, S.T., Harms, K.E., Condit, B., Weschsler, B., Wright, S.J., Loo De Lao, S., Light-gap disturbance, recruitment limitation, and tree diversity in a Neotropical (1999) Forest. 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(2003) Revista Árvore, 27, pp. 597-603Oliveira, R.J., Mantovani, W., Melo, M.M.R.F., Estrutura do componente arbustivo-arbóreo da floresta atlântica de encosta, Peruíbe, SP (2001) Acta Botanica Brasilica, 15, pp. 391-412Pimentel-Gomes, F., Garcia, C.R., (2002) Eslatística aplicada a experimentos agronómicos e florestais: Exposição com exemplos e orientações para uso de aplicativos, , Piracicaba. FEALQPutz, F.E., Treefall pits and mounds, buried seeds, and the importance of soil disturbance to pioneer trees on Barro Colorado Island, Panama (1983) Ecology, 64, pp. 1069-1074Rozza, A.F., Farah, F.T., Rodrigues, R.R., Ecological management of degraded forest fragments (2007) High Diversity Forest Restoration in Degraded Areas: Methods and Projects in Brazil, pp. 171-196. , Pp, R.R. RodriguesS.V. Martins & S. Gandolfi eds, New York, Nova Science PublishersSantarelli, E.G., Produção de mudas de espécies nativas (2004) Matas ciliares: Conservação e recuperação, pp. 313-318. , Pp, R.R. Rodrigues & H.F. Leitão Filho eds, São Paulo, EDUSP/FapespSantos, S.L., Válio, I.F.M., Litter accumulation and its effect on seedling recruitment in a Southeast Brazilian Tropical Forest (2002) Revista Brasileira de Botânica, 25, pp. 89-92Schupp, E.W., Howe, H.F., Augspurger, C.K., Levey, D.J., Arrival and survival in tropical treefall gaps (1989) Ecology, 70, pp. 562-564(2007) Sistema de Informações para o Gerenciamento de Recursos Hídricos do Estado de Sáo Paulo, , http://www.sigrh.sp.gov.br/cgi-bin/sigrh-jndex.exe, SIGRH, Disponível em, Acesso em:28/12/2007Silva, C.V., Bilia, D.A.C., Maluf, A.M., Barbedo, C.J., Fracionamento e germinação de sementes de uvaia (Eugenia pyriformis Cambess. - Myrtaceae). (2003) Revista Brasileira de Botânica, 26, pp. 213-221Souza, F.M., Batista, J.F.L., Restoration of seasonal semideciduous forests in Brazil: Influence of age and restoration design on forest structure (2004) Forest Ecology and Management, 191, pp. 185-200Swaine, M.D., Whitmore, T.C., On the definition of ecological groups in tropical rain forests (1988) Vegetatio, 75, pp. 81-86Vázques-Yanes, C., Orozco-Segovia, A., Patterns of seed longevity and germination in the tropical rainforest (1993) Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 24, pp. 69-87Veloso, H.P., (1992) Manual técnico da vegetação brasileira, , Rio de Janeiro, IBGE, Departamento de Recursos Naturais e Estudos AmbientaisViani, R.A.G., Nave, A.G., Rodrigues, R.R., Transference of seedlings and aloctone young individuals as ecological restoration methodology (2007) High diversity forest restoration in degraded areas: Methods and projects in Brazil, pp. 145-170. , Pp, R.R. RodriguesS.V. Martins & S. Gandolfi eds, New York, Nova Science PublishersViani, R.A.G., Rodrigues, R.R., Sobrevivencia em viveiro de mudas de espécies nativas retiradas da rcgeneração natural de remanescente florestal. (2007) Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 42, pp. 1067-1075Whitmore, T.C., Canopy gaps and the two major groups of forest trees (1989) Ecology, 70, pp. 536-538Zamith. L.R. & Scarano. F.R. 2004. Produção de mudas de espécies das Restingas do município do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. Acta Botanica Brasilica 18:161-17
Potential Of The Seedling Community Of A Forest Fragment For Tropical Forest Restoration [potencial Da Comunidade De Plântulas De Um Fragmento Florestal Para A Restauração De Florestas Tropicais]
No full textForest restoration projects are usually planted with a reduced number of species as compared to standing forests, largely due to the low availability of native species in seedling nurseries. In the present study, the potential of the native seedling community as a source of seedlings for forest restoration is analyzed. To do so, the seedling community from a forest fragment located in the southeast of Brazil was evaluated. Individuals (tree and shrub species) up to 30 cm height were measured and identified in 20 4 × 4 m plots. Altogether, 6,136 individuals (17 individuals m-2) belonging to 119 species were sampled. The seedling community showed a spatial heterogeneity with respect to the density of individuals and composition of species, and also a spatial aggregation for the 10 most abundant species. Several species that occurred in high densities in the seedling community are not presently available in regional forest nurseries and are therefore not used in restoration projects. This result and the high number of individuals and species found in the fragment suggest a great potential of this type of forest remnants as a source of highly diverse seedling banks for use in restoration projects.666772779Auer, C.G., Graça, M.C.E., Método de produção de mudas de canela-sassafrás a partir de mudas de regeneração natural (1995) Boletim De Pesquisas Florestais, 30-31, pp. 75-77Barbosa, L.M., Barbosa, J.M., Barbosa, K.C., Potomati, A., Martins, S.E., Asperti, L.M., Melo, A.C.G., Plaza, A.P., Forest recovery with native species in São Paulo State: Researches identify necessary changes (2003) Florestar Estatístico, 6, pp. 28-34Benitez-Malvido, J., Lemus-Albor, A., The seedling community of tropical rain forest edges and its interaction with herbivores and pathogens (2005) Biotropica, 37, pp. 301-313Comita, L.S., Aguilar, S., Perez, R., Lao, S., Hubbell, S.P., Patterns of woody plant species abundance and diversity in the seedling layer of a tropical forest (2007) Journal of Vegetation Science, 18, pp. 163-174Connell, J.P., Green, P.T., Seedling dynamics over thirty-two years in a tropical rain forest tree (2000) Ecology, 81, pp. 568-584Dalling, J.W., Hubbell, S.P., Silvera, K., Seed dispersal, seedling establishment and gap partitioning among tropical pioneer trees (1998) Journal of Ecology, 86, pp. 674-689de Steven, D., Tropical tree seedling dynamics: Recruitment patterns and their population consequences for three canopy species in Panama (1994) Journal of Tropical Ecology, 10, pp. 385-398Denslow, J.S., The effect of understory palms and cyclanths on the growth and survival of Inga seedlings (1991) Biotropica, 23, pp. 225-234di Bitetti, M.S., Placci, G., Dietz, L.A., (2003) Biodiversity Vision For the Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest Ecoregion: Designing a Biodiversity Conservation Landscape and Setting Priorities For Conservation Action, p. 153. , Washington, D.C.: World Wildlife FundDinerstein, E., Olson, D.M., Graham, D., Webster, A., Primm, S., Bookbinder, M., Ledec, G., (1995) A Conservation Assessment of The Terrestrial Ecoregions of Latin America and The Caribbean, p. 150. , Washington, D.C.: The World Bank/World Wildlife FundDjers, G., Hadengganan, S., Kuusipalo, J., Otsamo, A., Vesa, L., Production of planting stock from wildings of four Shorea species (1998) New Forests, 16, pp. 185-197Foster, R.B., Hubbell, S.P., The floristic composition of the Barro Colorado Island Forest (1990) Four Neotropical Rainforest, pp. 85-98. , In: GENTRY, A.H. 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(Ed.), São Paulo: EDUSP/FapespSantos, S.L., Válio, I.F.M., Litter accumulation and its effect on seedling recruitment in a Southeast Brazilian Tropical Forest (2002) Revista Brasileira De Botânica, 25, pp. 89-92Silva, C.V., Bilia, D.A.C., Maluf, A.M., Barbedo, C.J., Fracionamento e germinação de sementes de uvaia (Eugenia pyriformis Cambess. - Myrtaceae) (2003) Revista Brasileira De Botânica, 26, pp. 213-221Souza, F.M., Batista, J.L.F., Restoration of seasonal semideciduous forests in Brazil: Influence of age and restoration design on forest structure (2004) Forest Ecology and Management, 191, pp. 185-200Veloso, H.P., (1992) Manual Técnico Da Vegetação Brasileira, p. 93. , Rio de Janeiro: IBGE-Departamento de Recursos Naturais e Estudos AmbientaisZamith, L.R., Scarano, F.R., Produção de mudas de espécies das Restingas do município do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil (2004) Acta Botanica Brasilica, 18, pp. 161-17
Multiscaling And Nonextensivity Of Large-scale Structures In The Universe
No full textThere has been a trend in the past decade to describe the large-scale structures in the Universe as a (multi)fractal set. However, one of the main objections raised by the opponents of this approach deals with the transition to homogeneity. Moreover, they claim there is not enough sampling space to determine a scaling index which characterizes a (multi)fractal set. In this work we propose an alternative solution to this problem, using the generalized thermostatistics formalism. We show that applying the idea of nonextensivity, intrinsic to this approach, it is possible to derive an expression for the correlation function, describing the scaling properties of large-scale structures in the Universe and the transition to homogeneity, which is in good agreement with observational data. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.168-169404409Coleman, P.H., Pietronero, L., Sanders, R.H., (1988) Astron. Astrophys., 200, pp. L32Wu, K.K.S., Ofer, L., Rees, M.J., (1999) Nature, 397, p. 225Martinez, V.J., (1999) Science, 284, p. 445Smoot, G., (1992) Astrophys. J., 396, pp. L1Guzzo, L., (1997) New Astron., 6, p. 517Labini, F.S., Montuori, M., Pietronero, L., (1998) Phys. Rep., 293, p. 61Davis, M., Critical dialogues in cosmology (1997) Proceedings of the Conference, p. 13. , N. Turok (Ed.), Princeton, NJ, 24-27 June 1996, World Scientific, SingaporeWeinberg, S.E., (1972) Gravitation and Cosmology, , Wiley, New YorkMartinez, V.J., Jones, B.J.T., (1992) Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 242, p. 517Martinez, V.J., (1995) Science, 269, p. 1245Pan, J., Coles, P., (2000) Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 318, pp. L51Gehman, C.S., Langer, W.D., Anderson, C.H., (1998) Astron. Astrophys. Suppl., 193, p. 7204Drazin, P.G., (1992) Nonlinear Systems, , Cambridge University Press, CambridgeItoh, M., (1990) Publ. Astron. Soc. Jpn., 42, p. 481Tsallis, C., (1988) J. Stat. Phys., 52, p. 479Padmanabhan, T., (1990) Phys. Rep., 188, p. 5Plastino, A.R., Plastino, A., (1993) Phys. Lett. A, 174, p. 384Ramos, F.M., Rodrigues Neto, C., Rosa, R.R., cond-mat/9907348, preprint, 1999Ramos, F.M., Rodrigues Neto, C., Rosa, R.R., Abreu Sá, L.D., Bolzan, M.J.A., (2001) Nonlinear Anal., 47, p. 3521Ramos, F.M., Rodrigues Neto, C., Rosa, R.R., Bolzan, M.J.A., Abreu Sá, L.D., Campos Velho, H.F., (2001) Physica A, 295, p. 250Tsallis, C., (1995) Phys. Rev. Lett., 75, p. 3589Tsallis, C., Nonextensive statistical mechanics and thermodynamics: Historical background and present status (2001) Lectures Notes in Physics, , S. Abe, Y. Okamoto (Eds.), Nonextensive Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Springer, HeidelbergChen, K., Bak, P., cond-mat/9912417, preprint, 1999Bak, P., Chen, K., astro-ph/0001443, preprint, 200
Survival In Nursery Of Native Species Saplings Obtained From Natural Regeneration Of Forest Fragments [sobrevivência Em Viveiro De Mudas De Espécies Nativas Retiradas Da Regeneração Natural De Remanescente Florestal]
No full textSeedling survival was evaluated regarding transplanted saplings obtained from natural regeneration of a Semideciduous Seasonal Forest fragment, located at Bofete, São Paulo State, Brazil. Shrub and trees species seedlings up to 30 cm height were collected from samples sited on a forest remnant, transplanted to a nursery under 50% shade tissue, and evaluated periodically during nine months. A total of 2,424 seedlings, belonging to 110 species were transferred to the nursery. Average survival reached 69%, although this survival rate was quite variable according to the species, families and height classes of the evaluated individuals. In spite of the fact that pioneer species presented higher survival rate, several non-pioneer species also obtained high values of survival. Besides, many of the survivor species are usually not available in forest nurseries of the São Paulo State. The transference of seedlings from natural regeneration of forest fragments to forest nurseries seems to be a complementary and a viable method in order to produce saplings of native species, increasing diversity within nurseries with forest restoration purposes.42810671075An update of the angiosperm phylogeny group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II (2003) Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 141, pp. 399-436. , ANGIOSPERM PHYLOGENY GROUP, APGAUER, C.G., GRAÇA, M.C.E., Método de produção de mudas de canela-sassafrás a partir de mudas de regeneraçã o natural (1995) Boletim de Pesquisas Florestais, (30-31), pp. 75-77BARBOSA, L.M., BARBOSA, J.M., BARBOSA, K.C., POTOMATI, A., MARTINS, S.E., ASPERTI, L.M., MELO, A.C.G., PLAZA, A.P., Recuperação florestal com espécies nativas no Estado de São Paulo: Pesquisas apontam mudanças necessárias (2003) Florestar Estatístico, 6, pp. 28-34BEIGUELMAN, B., Curso prático de bioestatística (1994) Ribeirão Preto: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética, , 3.ed, 244pCORVELLO, W.B.V., (1983) Utilização de mudas da regeneração natural em reflorestamentos com espécies nativas, , 105p. 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Produção de mudas de espécies nativas: substrato, nutrição, sombreamento e fertilização. In: GONÇALVES, J.L.M.BENEDETTI, V. (Ed.). Nutrição e fertilização florestal. Piracicaba: IPEF, 2000. p.309-350IVANAUSKAS, N.M., RODRIGUES, R.R., NAVE, A.A., Fitossociologia de um remanescente de floresta estacional semidecidual em Itatinga-SP, para fins de restauração de áreas degradadas (2002) Revista Árvore, 26, pp. 43-57NEMER, T.G., de mudas da regeneração natural de espécies arbóreas três meses após o plantio em clareiras de diferentes tamanhos, Moju-PA (2002) Revista Árvore, 26, pp. 217-221OLIVEIRA, L.M. deDAVIDE, A.C.CARVALHO, M.L.M. de. Avaliação de métodos para quebra da dormência e para a desinfestação de sementes de canafístula (Peltophorum dubium (Sprengel) Taubert. Revista Árvore, v.27, p.597-603, 2003RODRIGUES, R.R.GANDOLFI, S. Conceitos, tendências e ações para recuperação de florestas ciliares. In: RODRIGUES, R.R.LEITÃO FILHO, H.F. (Ed.). Matas ciliares: conservação e recuperação. 3.ed. São Paulo: Edusp/Fapesp, 2004. p.235-248SANTARELLI, E.G. Produção de mudas de espécies nativas. In: RODRIGUES, R.R.LEITÃO FILHO, H.F. (Ed.). Matas ciliares: conservação e recuperação. 3.ed. São Paulo: Edusp/Fapesp, 2004. p.313-318SÃO PAULO. Resolução SMA-58, de 29 de dezembro de 2006. Fixa a orientação para o reflorestamento heterogêneo de áreas degradadas e dá providências correlatas. Diário Oficial Estado de São Paulo, Poder Executivo, São Paulo, 30 dez. 2006. 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Ecological Management Of Degraded Forest Fragments
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Dinâmica nutricional dos detritos vegetais alóctones, em uma mata ripária subtropical
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Fungos, Algas e Plantas, Florianópolis, 2015.O equilíbrio ecológico dos sistemas aquáticos depende da entrada de nutrientes disponibilizado pelos detritos vegetais alóctones que estão presentes na zona ripária circundante e que apresentam características nutricionais diferenciadas. Por isso, o presente estudo avaliou as mudanças temporais de C, N e P no aporte dos detritos foliares alóctones em uma mata ripária subtropical, correlacionando os resultados encontrados com os índices de precipitações e temperatura do ar. As hipóteses formuladas para este trabalho foram: (1) os dez táxons mais abundantes no local terão maior importância ecológica para o sistema aquático contribuindo nutricionalmente de forma mais representativa, entretanto, essa contribuição e importância podem se alterar temporalmente; (2) quanto menor a temperatura e maior o índice de precipitação, maiores serão as entradas de nutrientes no sistema aquático. Os procedimentos de coletas foram realizados mensalmente, durante dois anos, no riacho Cachoeira Grande, de Floresta Ombrófila Densa preservada, localizado em Florianópolis/SC. Foram demarcados em campo cinco pontos de coleta onde foram instalados os aportes verticais, laterais e terrestres. Os detritos vegetais coletados foram levados para o laboratório, secos em estufa, identificados, triados, pesados e triturados para as análises químicas. Os resultados deste trabalho mostraram que, conforme a hipótese 1, alguns táxons, como por exemplo T. rubrivenium e Sebastiania sp., apresentaram importância ecológica variável ao longo do tempo. Enquanto alguns detritos foliares continham concentrações nutricionais menores, outros táxons continham os nutrientes em maior quantidade, e vice-versa. Mas, contrariando a hipótese 2, os índices de precipitação e as variações de temperatura não proporcionaram maiores entradas de nutrientes no sistema aquático, sugerindo-se que as concentrações sejam influenciadas por outros fatores.Abstract : The ecological balance of aquatic system depends on the food supply available by allochtonous leaf litter that are present at riparian zone, and represent distinct nutritional features. That present study estimated the temporal variability of C, N and P in the contribution of allochtonous leaf litter of main taxon present in a subtropical riparian vegetation, correlating the found results with precipitation and temperature variations. The hypothesis were: (1) some taxon will have most ecological importance for the aquatic system than other contributing nutritionally of more representative way, however, this contribution and importance should changes temporally; (2) as smaller temperature and higher precipitation, higher the aquatic nutrients system input will be bigger. The sampling procedures were carried out monthly, over 2 years at Cachoeira Grande River located at Atlantic Rain Forest, Florianopolis/SC. Five sampling sites were selected, including vertical, lateral and ground contributions. The collected materials were taken to the lab, dry at greenhouse, identified, separate, weighed and crushed to chemistry analysis. The results of this work proved that, according to hypothesis 1, some taxon shown variable ecological importance over the time, while some leaf litter had lower nutritional concentrations, other taxons had the nutrients in bigger numbers. But, contradicting the hypothesis 2, the precipitation index and the temperature variations have not shown influence in the input of nutrients in the aquatic system
What is the Time Limit for Filing a Lawsuit? It Depends on What Your Definition of Arising Under Is! An Analysis of Jones v. R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.
No full textThis article previews the Supreme Court case Jones et. al. v. R.R. Donnelly & Sons Co., 541 U.S. 369 (2004). The author predicted that the case would require the court to determine the appropriate statute of limitations to apply in a class action race-discrimination lawsuit filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1981
Dynamic synchromodal transport planning under uncertainty: A reinforcement learning approach
No full textAccepted Author ManuscriptTransport Engineering and Logistic
The Scope of Employer Liability for Employee Exposure to a Hazardous Substance: No Harm, No Foul? An Analysis of Metro-North Commuter R.R. Co. v. Buckley
No full textThis article previews the Supreme Court case Metro-North Commuter R.R. Co. v. Buckley, 521 U.S. 424 (1997). The author expected the Court to decide whether a railroad worker who is covered by the Federal Employer\u27s Liability Act who has been exposed to asbestos because of employer negligence but who has not developed an asbestos-related disease can recover damages for emotional distress caused by the exposure
Multi-agent model predictive control for transportation networks: Serial versus parallel schemes
No full textWe consider the control of large-scale transportation networks, like road traffic networks, power distribution networks, water distribution networks, etc. Control of these networks is often not possible from a single point by a single intelligent control agent; instead control has to be performed using multiple intelligent agents. We consider multi-agent control schemes in which each agent employs a model-based predictive control approach. Coordination between the agents is used to improve decision making. This coordination can be in the form of parallel or serial schemes. We propose a novel serial coordination scheme based on Lagrange theory and compare this with an existing parallel scheme. Experiments by means of simulations on a particular type of transportation network, viz., an electric power network, illustrate the performance of both schemes. It is shown that the serial scheme has preferable properties compared to the parallel scheme in terms of the convergence speed and the quality of the solution. If you want to cite this report, please use the following reference instead: R.R. Negenborn, B. De Schutter, and J. Hellendoorn, “Multi-agent model predictive control for transportation networks: Serial versus parallel schemes,” Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 353–366, Apr. 2008.Delft Center for Systems and ControlMechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineerin
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