Modelling the effect of belowground herbivory on grassland diversity

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 273, Issue , 2014, Pages 79-85

  Körner, Katrin ^a   Pfestorf, Hans ^a   May, Felix ^b   Jeltsch, Florian ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c BERLIN BRANDENBURG INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH BBIB   (Germany)

^d LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Belowground herbivory; IBC grass model; Individual based simulation model; ODD protocol; Plant functional types; Species coexistence

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGY; FEEDING; FORESTRY;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; HERBIVORY; INDIVIDUAL-BASED SIMULATIONS; PLANT FUNCTIONAL TYPE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPECIES COEXISTENCE; TEMPERATE GRASSLANDS; THEORETICAL MODELLING;

VEGETATION;

COEXISTENCE; GRASSLAND; HERBIVORY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 84888250698     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2013.10.025     Document Type: Article

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