A new application of storage dynamics: Differential sensitivity, diffuse competition, and temporal niches

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1012-1022

  Kelly, Colleen K ^a   Bowler, Michael G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Community structure; Competitive advantage; Focused competition; Forest dynamics; Species coexistence

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FOREST DYNAMICS; NICHE; STORAGE; TREE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 16844375640     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-0091     Document Type: Article

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