The consequences of recruitment limitation: Reconciling chance, history and competitive differences between plants

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 1-12

  Hurtt, George C ^a   Pacala, Stephen W ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; PLANT COMMUNITY; RECRUITMENT LIMITATION;

ADULT; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMPETITION; DEATH; FERTILITY; HYPOTHESIS; JUVENILE; PLANT; POPULATION; SPECIES;

EID: 0028991964     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1995.0170     Document Type: Article

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