The stochastic community and the logistic-J distribution

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 24, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 221-229

  Dewdney, A K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynamical system; Individual based model; Species abundance distribution; Stochastic communities; Stochastic populations; Taxocoenoses

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 0346104931     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2002.12.001     Document Type: Article

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