Strong self-limitation promotes the persistence of rare species

Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 456-461

  Yenni, Glenda ^a   Adler, Peter B ^a   Morgan Ernest, S K ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Frequency dependence; Niche theory; Rare species; Self limitation; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); EXTINCTION; LIMITING FACTOR; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RARE SPECIES; STOCHASTICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STATISTICS; TIME;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860234448     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-1087.1     Document Type: Article

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