Disturbance and neutral competition theory in rain forest dynamics

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 85, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 99-111

  Vandermeer, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Disturbance; Interspecific; Rain forest ecosystems; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMPETITION; DISTURBANCE; GAP DYNAMICS; RAINFOREST;

EID: 0029661387     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3800(94)00152-9     Document Type: Article

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