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.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty,General Mathematics,Statistics and Probability
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