Negative density dependence can offset the effect of species competitive asymmetry: A niche-based mechanism for neutral-like patterns

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 278, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 127-134

  Du, Xiaoguang ^a,b   Zhou, Shurong ^a   Etienne, Rampal S ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assembly mechanism; Competitive asymmetry; Negative density dependence; Neutral model

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); NICHE; NUMERICAL METHOD;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; FERTILITY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SPECIES COEXISTENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; FERTILITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79953219764     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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