Stochastic density dependence in population size of a benthic clonal invertebrate: The regulating role of fission

Oecologia

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 514-520

  Tanner, Jason E ^a,b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clonal; Demography; Density dependence; Environmental stochasticity; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HETEROGENEITY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

PALYTHOA CAESIA;

EID: 0034029225     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050974     Document Type: Article

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