An analytical approach to spatio-temporal dynamics of neutral community models

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 323-357

  Vanpeteghem, Dimitri ^a   Haegeman, Bart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b INRIA   (France)

Author keywords

Ecological dynamics; Local and global diversity; Microbial ecology; Neutral community models; Simpson concentration index; Spatial ecology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STATISTICS;

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 77954031510     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-009-0303-6     Document Type: Article

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