Spatial patterns and persistence of woody plant species in ecological communities

American Naturalist

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 51-65

  Chave, J ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest community structure; Forest succession simulator; Persistence function; Spatial patterns; Voter model

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; EXTINCTION; PERSISTENCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WOODY PLANT;

EID: 0035121989     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/317003     Document Type: Article

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