Validation of a spatial simulation model of a spreading alien plant population

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 571-584

  Higgins, Steven I ^a,b   Richardson, David M ^a   Cowling, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acacia cyclops; Biological invasions; Fynbos; Parameter estimation; Permutation test; Pinus pinaster; Spatial models

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DISPERSAL; MODEL VALIDATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PLANT COMMUNITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0034931903     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2001.00616.x     Document Type: Article

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