Clumped versus scattered: How does the spatial correlation of disturbance events affect biodiversity?

Theoretical Ecology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 231-240

  Banitz, Thomas ^a   Huth, Andreas ^a   Grimm, Volker ^a   Johst, Karin ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Competition colonisation trade off; Disturbance; Intermediate disturbance hypothesis; Life history traits

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COEXISTENCE; COLONIZATION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CORRELATION; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SESSILE SPECIES;

EID: 56349142423     PISSN: 18741738     EISSN: 18741746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12080-008-0023-3     Document Type: Article

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