On the need for manipulating density in competition experiments

Functional Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 931-933

  Damgaard, C ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Competition experiment; Nonlinear effects of density; Plant community dynamics; Plant competition; Replacement design; Response surface design; Substitution design

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MORTALITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; PREDICTION; RARITY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 52049116867     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01456.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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