Journal article · Preprint article
Species competition: coexistence, exclusion and clustering
We present properties of Lotka-Volterra equations describing ecological competition among a large number of interacting species. First we extend previous stability conditions to the case of a non-homogeneous niche space, i.e. that of a carrying capacity depending on the species trait. Second, we discuss mechanisms leading to species clustering and obtain an analytical solution for a state with a lumped species distribution for a specific instance of the system.
We also discuss how realistic ecological interactions may result in different types of competition coefficients.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | The Royal Society Publishing |
Year: | 2009 |
Pages: | 3183-3195 |
ISSN: | 14712962 , 1364503x , 20540272 and 00804614 |
Types: | Journal article and Preprint article |
DOI: | 10.1098/rsta.2009.0086 |
ORCIDs: | Andersen, Ken Haste |