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A spatial stochastic model of inter-plant competition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Peter J. Diggle
Peter J. Diggle*
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University of Newcastle upon Tyne
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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

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONSSTOCHASTIC MODELSCOMPETITIONECOLOGYLATTICE PROCESSES

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Research Papers
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Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , December 1976, pp. 662 - 671
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Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1976 

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