Spatial structure and the survival of an inferior competitor: A theoretical model of neighbourhood competition in plants

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 158, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 1-19

  Goreaud, François ^a,c   Loreau, Michel ^b   Millier, Claude ^a  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c Cemagref   (France)

Author keywords

Forest dynamics; Individual based model; Mechanistic model; Ripley function; Soil nutrient; Species coexistence

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOREST DYNAMICS; FORESTRY PRACTICE;

EID: 0037114419     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(02)00058-3     Document Type: Article

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