Modelling rain forest diversity: The role of competition

Rain forests exhibit enormous species diversity, but the mechanisms for establishing and maintaining such diversity are unknown. Models involving both exploitative and pre-emptive competition have been proposed. We examine two of these models mathematically and show that neither can exhibit species...

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Main Authors: Bampfylde, C, Brown, N, Gavaghan, D, Maini, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005