Growth and dynamics in a size-structured spatial population
Growth and dynamics in a size-structured spatial population
- Event time: 1:00pm
- Event date: 16th November 2009
- Speaker: Tom Adams (Formerly School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Edinburgh)
- Location: Room 2511, James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB) James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh EH9 3FD GB
Event details
Populations structured in size and in space have been studied extensively by ecologists. However, due to mathematical complications and a general lack of suitable data, the combination has received relatively little attention. I will describe some conclusions drawn from the application of a simple population model in such a scenario. By direct comparison with data from Scottish forest communities, the model highlights the importance of local variation between individuals over the effects of spatial interaction.
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