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An Introduction to spatial processes 2. Point patterns: Poisson process model 3. Point patterns: mixed Poisson process models 4. Truly contagious models, disturbed lattices and information theory 5. Line patterns 6. Area patterns: the cell model 7. Area patterns: the Johnson-Mehl model 8. Area patterns: clumping models.
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