Evidence for transient dynamics in plant populations based on long-term demographic data

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 734-742

  Ellis, Martha M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplification; Attenuation; Matrix population models; Plant population and community dynamics; Transient bounds

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DATA SET; DEMOGRAPHY; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING;

EID: 84876691419     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12069     Document Type: Article

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