Spirograph inspired visualization of ecological networks

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dc.contributor.authorEtemad, Katayoonen_US
dc.contributor.authorCarpendale, Sheelaghen_US
dc.contributor.authorSamavati, Faramarzen_US
dc.contributor.editorPaul Rosinen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-27T19:26:43Z
dc.date.available2016-02-27T19:26:43Z
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.description.abstractEcological networks are directed weighted graphs for representing direct and indirect relationships between species in ecosystems. These complex cyclic networks play an important role in understanding an ecosystem's dynamics. In this paper, we present a visualization layout inspired by Spirograph patterns, specifically designed for ecological networks. Our visualization supports both the direct and indirect quantities commonly required in ecological studies. The layout is circular to reflect the containment of the represented ecosystem and to clarify which connections are internal and which are external. In this layout, nodes are arranged along the circumference of a large circle as arcs, and edges are mapped to thorn-like shapes that represent the direction and the weight of the edge. Finally, we illustrate the use of this visualization on several example ecological networks.en_US
dc.description.sectionheadersVisualizationen_US
dc.description.seriesinformationEurographics Workshop on Computational Aesthetics in Graphics, Visualization and Imagingen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/2630099.2630108en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4503-3019-0en_US
dc.identifier.issn1816-0859en_US
dc.identifier.pages81-91en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1145/2630099.2630108en_US
dc.publisherACMen_US
dc.subjectVisualizationen_US
dc.subjectWeighted Directed Graphen_US
dc.subjectEcological Networken_US
dc.titleSpirograph inspired visualization of ecological networksen_US
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