Stochastic LTRE analysis of the effects of herbivory on the population dynamics of a perennial grassland herb

Oikos

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 211-218

  Jacquemyn, Hans ^a   Brys, Rein ^b   Davison, Raziel ^c   Tuljapurkar, Shripad ^c   Jongejans, Eelke ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DECOMPOSITION; DEMOGRAPHY; FECUNDITY; GARDEN; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; HERB; HERBIVORY; NOISE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; SEED PRODUCTION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; STOCHASTICITY; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

BOS; PRIMULA VERIS; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 83455170452     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19774.x     Document Type: Article

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