What enables coexistence in plant communities? Weak versus strong species traits and the role of local processes

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 221, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 2227-2236

  Dislich, Claudia ^a   Johst, Karin ^a   Huth, Andreas ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Competition; Forest dynamics; Plant community; Simulation model; Trade off

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; FOREST DYNAMICS; PLANT COMMUNITIES; SIMULATION MODEL; TRADE-OFF;

CELLULAR AUTOMATA; COMMERCE; COMPETITION; PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEMS; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DISPERSAL; FOREST DYNAMICS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORTALITY; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; STOCHASTICITY; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 77955845140     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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