Plant-herbivore interaction and its consequences for succession in wetland ecosystems: A modeling approach

Ecosystems

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 122-138

  Van Oene, Harmke ^a   Van Deursen, E J Mieleke ^a   Berendse, Frank ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Herbivory; Heterogeneity; Landscape; Light competition; Model; Nature management; Nutrient competition; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344690041     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100219900064     Document Type: Article

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