The effects of density, spatial pattern, and competitive symmetry on size variation in simulated plant populations

American Naturalist

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 438-450

  Weiner, J ^a   Stoll, P ^a   Muller Landau, H ^a   Jasentuliyana, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asymmetric competition; Individual based models; Population structure; Size inequality; Spatial effects; Zone of influence

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC COMPETITION; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; PLANT; POPULATION DENSITY; SIZE EFFECT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034828861     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/321988     Document Type: Article

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