Space preemption, size-dependent competition, and the coexistence of clonal growth forms

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2979-2988

  Connolly, Sean R ^a   Muko, Soyoka ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benthic competition; Community dynamics; Competition theory; Coral assemblages; Coral reefs; Intermediate recruitment hypothesis; Intermediate disturbance hypothesis; Nontransitive competition; Ontogenetic shifts in competitive ability; Recruitment limitation

Indexed keywords

CLONAL GROWTH; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CORAL REEF; INTERMEDIATE DISTURBANCE HYPOTHESIS; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; RECRUITMENT; SIZE EFFECT;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 1342288317     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-0347     Document Type: Article

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