A Model of Competition for Space
EcologyPublished 1 December 1984
Montgomery Slatkin, D. John Anderson
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Abstract
A simple model of competition among individuals for space is defined and analyzed. Each individual is assumed to occupy a certain area and grow at a specified rate. When two individuals attempt to occupy the same area, one or the other dies. An analytic approximation for the model is developed and tested against computer simulations. The implications of the model for the self—thinning of even—aged stands, for the generation of overdispersed spatial patterns, and for the generation of bimodal size distributions are discussed.
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