Size distribution dynamics for a marine sessile organism with space-limitation in growth and recruitment: Application to a coral population

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 579-589

  Muko, Soyoka ^a   Sakai, Kazuhiko ^b   Iwasa, Yoh ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Demographic processes; Population dynamics; Space limited growth; Space limited larval settlement

Indexed keywords

CORAL; GROWTH; RECRUITMENT; SESSILE SPECIES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034913283     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2001.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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