Biological control of Scotch broom: Modelling the determinants of abundance and the potential impact of introduced insect herbivores

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1203-1221

  Rees, Mark ^a   Paynter, Quentin ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIRO European Laboratory   (France)

Author keywords

Age structure; Coupled map lattice; Mean field approximation; Spatial modelling; Stage structure

Indexed keywords

CYTISUS; CYTISUS SCOPARIUS; FABACEAE; INSECTA;

EID: 0030727781     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2405232     Document Type: Article

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