Frequency distributions of plant size during competitive growth of stands: The operation of distribution-modifying functions

Annals of Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1982, Pages 733-735

  Westoby, M ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bimodality; Competition; Distribution modifying function; Population structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001184764     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a086416     Document Type: Article

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