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Chapter 12. Plant Population Dynamics

  1. Michael J. Crawley
  1. Andrew R. Watkinson

Published Online: 2 JUL 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9781444313642.ch12

Plant Ecology, Second Edition

Plant Ecology, Second Edition

How to Cite

Watkinson, A. R. (2009) Plant Population Dynamics, in Plant Ecology, Second Edition (ed M. J. Crawley), Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444313642.ch12

Editor Information

  1. Department of Biology, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Silwood Park, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7PY, UK

Author Information

  1. Schools of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 2 JUL 2009
  2. Published Print: 16 DEC 1996

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780632036394

Online ISBN: 9781444313642

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Keywords:

  • plant population dynamics;
  • population flux and population regulation;
  • seed fate;
  • population models;
  • population dynamics;
  • perennial plants;
  • interactions in species mixture;
  • interspecific competition;
  • mutualism

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Population flux

  • Population regulation

  • The individual and the population

  • The fates of individuals

  • Population models

  • Density-dependence

  • Population dynamics

  • Interactions in mixtures of species

  • Concluding remarks