A coupled map lattice model of the growth of plant monocultures

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 84, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 81-90

  Hendry, R J ^a   McGlade, J M ^a   Weiner, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition, intraspecific; Population dynamics; Size variability; Spatial interactions

Indexed keywords

COUPLED MAP LATTICE MODEL; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MONOCULTURE; NEIGHBOURHOOD EFFECT;

EID: 0029666864     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3800(94)00128-6     Document Type: Article

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