A spatial stochastic model of inter-plant competition
- 1 December 1976
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Applied Probability
- Vol. 13 (4) , 662-671
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3212521
Abstract
A stochastic model for inter-plant competition in a single-species population is presented, in which the probability that a given plant will be eliminated is defined in terms of the sizes and relative spatial locations of rival plants. The properties of the model are then investigated and illustrations of particular cases given, with particular emphasis on the distribution of the sizes of surviving plants. Empirical comparisons are made between the properties of the model and some experimental results due to Ford (1975b). Some possible extensions to the basic model are suggested.Keywords
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