Density-independent mortality, density compensation, gap formation, and self-thinning in plant populations
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Density-independent mortality, density compensation, gap formation, and self-thinning in plant populations
zbMATH Open document ID: 0758.92016
DOI: 10.1016/0040-5809(92)90011-H
author: James S. Clark
published in: Theoretical Population Biology
publication date: 1993-02-22T00:00:00Z
review text: The timing and relative contributions of mortality agents in plant populations depend on the ways in which density-dependent (DD) mortality compensates for density-independent (DI) mortality rate. This relationship, in turn, determines the degree of canopy closure, or its complement, gap area. A model is presented that integrates the effects of DD and DI mortality agents, and it permits exploration of the ``density compensation'' (DC) effect, or the degree to which mortality caused by DI factors is alleviated by reductions in DD mortality, and changing gap area through time.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 92D40
zbMATH DE Number: 109315
zbMATH Keywords: gap formation
zbMATH Keywords: self-thinning
zbMATH Keywords: density-dependent mortality
zbMATH Keywords: density- independent mortality
zbMATH Keywords: density compensation
zbMATH Keywords: mortality agents
zbMATH Keywords: plant populations
zbMATH Keywords: degree of canopy closure
zbMATH Keywords: gap area
Wikidata QID: Q112830912
MaRDI profile type: Publication
cites work: Q4741623
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 109315