Interpretation and predictions of the emergent neutrality model: A reply to barabás et al.

Oikos

Volumn 122, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1573-1575

  Vergnon, Remi ^a,b   van Nes, Egbert H ^a   Scheffer, Marten ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COEXISTENCE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; EMERGENCE; MODEL;

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EID: 84886310296     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00790.x     Document Type: Article

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