Avoiding misinterpretation of biotic interactions with the intertype K 12-function: Population independence vs. random labelling hypotheses

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 681-692

  Goreaud, F ^a,b   Pelissier R ^c  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b Cemagref   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Bivariate pattern; Confidence interval; Couepia caryophylloides; Gibbs process; Interaction; Oak frost shake; Ripley's K function; Spatial structure; Tropical rain forest; Virtual forest stand

Indexed keywords

INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; RAINFOREST; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

COUEPIA; QUERCUS;

EID: 0242371795     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2003.tb02200.x     Document Type: Article

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