Non-random dispersal by ants: Long-term field data versus model predictions of population spread of a forest herb

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-15

  Heinken, Thilo ^a   Winkler, Eckart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Individual based model; Melampyrum pratense; Non random dispersal; Plant animal interaction; Population dynamics; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONIZATION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; HERB; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; MIGRATION; MYRMECOCHORY; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GROWTH; SEED DISPERSAL; TEMPERATE FOREST;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

ANIMALIA; FORMICA RUFA; FORMICIDAE; MELAMPYRUM PRATENSE; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 58149330088     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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