Trait diversity promotes stability of community dynamics

Theoretical Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-69

  Zhang, Lai ^a   Thygesen, Uffe Høgsbro ^a   Knudsen, Kim ^a   Andersen, Ken Haste ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Life history; Size spectra; Structured population; Trait based modeling

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ECOLOGICAL STABILITY; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

EID: 84872930169     PISSN: 18741738     EISSN: 18741746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12080-012-0160-6     Document Type: Article

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