A resource-based game theoretical approach for the paradox of the plankton

The maintenance of species diversity is a central focus in ecology. It is not rare to observe more species than the number of limiting resources, especially in plankton communities. However, such high species diversity is hard to achieve in theory under the competitive exclusion principles, known as...

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Main Authors: Weini Huang, Paulo Roberto de Araujo Campos, Viviane Moraes de Oliveira, Fernando Fagundes Ferrreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2329.pdf