An Improved Indicator for Causal Interaction in Non-Linear Systems †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
3.1. The Paramecium-Didinium Protozoan System
3.2. Environmental Effects on Mosquito Abundance
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Scalar Correlation | Vector Correlation | |||
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3 | −36 h (0.80) | −60 h (0.77) | −36 h (0.79) | 36 h (0.71) |
4 | −48 h (0.83) | 12 h (0.80) | −36 h (0.82) | 36 h (0.76) |
5 | −60 h (0.85) | 12 h (0.86) | −24 h (0.85) | 36 h (0.79) |
6 | −60 h (0.85) | 0 h (0.88) | −24 h (0.86) | 48 h (0.83) |
7 | −60 h (0.86) | 12 h (0.88) | −36 h (0.88) | 48 h (0.85) |
8 | −48 h (0.86) | −24 h (0.88) | −24 h (0.88) | 24 h (0.87) |
9 | −60 h (0.88) | −24 h (0.88) | −24 h (0.89) | 48 h (0.89) |
10 | −60 h (0.88) | 12 h (0.87) | −24 h (0.90) | 36 h (0.90) |
Scalar Correlation | Vector Correlation | |||
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3 | −12 h (0.88) | −48 h (0.86) | 0 h (0.86) | −24 h (0.85) |
4 | −12 h (0.89) | −36 h (0.88) | 12 h (0.87) | −24 h (0.87) |
5 | −24 h (0.90) | −36 h (0.91) | 12 h (0.88) | −24 h (0.89) |
6 | −24 h (0.90) | −36 h (0.91) | 12 h (0.89) | −12 h (0.90) |
7 | −24 h (0.92) | −36 h (0.92) | 24 h (0.90) | −24 h (0.91) |
8 | −36 h (0.91) | −36 h (0.94) | 12 h (0.90) | −24 h (0.92) |
9 | −36 h (0.92) | −48 h (0.94) | 24 h (0.91) | −24 h (0.93) |
10 | −60 h (0.92) | −48 h (0.94) | 24 h (0.91) | −24 h (0.93) |
ADETR | ANTTR | CHATR | KLCTR | SINTR | VRATR | |
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AATTR | 0.79 | 0.83 | 0.60 | 0.36 | 0.12 | 0.40 |
ADETR | - | 0.86 | 0.42 | 0.54 | 0.10 | 0.20 |
ANTTR | - | - | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.42 |
CHATR | - | - | - | 0.49 | 0.34 | 0.60 |
KLCTR | - | - | - | - | 0.39 | 0.56 |
SINTR | - | - | - | - | - | 0.71 |
Scalar Correlation | Vector Correlation | |||
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NDVI | −4 w (−0.09) | 2 w (0.55) | −4 w (0.23) | 2 w (0.23) |
NDMI | −4 w (0.08) | 2 w (0.16) | −4 w (0.10) | 4 w (−0.07) |
NDWI | 0 w (−0.13) | 2 w (0.61) | −4 w (0.27) | 4 w (0.28) |
LST | −2 w (0.17) | 2 w (0.53) | −4 w (0.20) | 0 w (0.15) |
RAIN | 0 w (0.62) | 2 w (0.69) | −4 w (0.66) | 0 w (0.45) |
WIND | 2 w (0.38) | 2 w (0.78) | −2 w (0.40) | 4 w (0.55) |
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Kollas, N.; Gewehr, S.; Mourelatos, S.; Kioutsioukis, I. An Improved Indicator for Causal Interaction in Non-Linear Systems. Environ. Sci. Proc. 2023, 26, 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026092
Kollas N, Gewehr S, Mourelatos S, Kioutsioukis I. An Improved Indicator for Causal Interaction in Non-Linear Systems. Environmental Sciences Proceedings. 2023; 26(1):92. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026092
Chicago/Turabian StyleKollas, Nikolaos, Sandra Gewehr, Spiros Mourelatos, and Ioannis Kioutsioukis. 2023. "An Improved Indicator for Causal Interaction in Non-Linear Systems" Environmental Sciences Proceedings 26, no. 1: 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026092
APA StyleKollas, N., Gewehr, S., Mourelatos, S., & Kioutsioukis, I. (2023). An Improved Indicator for Causal Interaction in Non-Linear Systems. Environmental Sciences Proceedings, 26(1), 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026092