When does environmental variation most influence species coexistence?

Theoretical Ecology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 129-139

  Snyder, Robin E ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Colored noise; Disturbance; Environmental variation; Life history traits

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PROBABILITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL; TEMPORAL VARIATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 50849110481     PISSN: 18741738     EISSN: 18741746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12080-008-0015-3     Document Type: Article

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