Asymmetric light competition and founder control in plant communities

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 353-358

  Rees, Mark ^a   Bergelson, Joy ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; ECOSYSTEM; LIGHT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031557176     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0297     Document Type: Article

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