Using moment equations to understand stochastically driven spatial pattern formation in ecological systems

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-197

  Bolker, Benjamin ^a   Pacala, Stephen W ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM; MODELLING; MOMENT EQUATION; SPATIAL PATTERN;

EID: 0031408804     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/tpbi.1997.1331     Document Type: Article

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