The stratification theory for plant coexistence promoted by one-sided competition

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 463-471

  Kohyama, Takashi ^a   Takada, Takenori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Demography; Equilibrium; Evolution; Model; Size structure; Size asymmetry; Sympatric speciation; Trade off; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; EQUILIBRIUM; EVOLUTION; FECUNDITY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); STRATIFICATION; SYMPATRY;

EID: 64349116949     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01490.x     Document Type: Article

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