Effects of competition mode on spatial pattern dynamics in plant communities

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-16

  Yokozawa, M ^a   Kubota, Y ^b   Hara, T ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Competitive asymmetry; Gap formation; Individual growth model; Mosaic structure; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMPETITION; GAP FORMATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPATIAL PATTERN;

EID: 0032536579     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(97)00181-6     Document Type: Article

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