Incorporating density-dependent population dynamics in plant demographic models
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Event details
| Date | 15.12.2014 › 19.12.2014 |
| Speaker |
Reşit Akçakaya David Keith |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Accounting for density-dependent population growth in demographic models increases biological realism and can greatly change model outcomes. Several generic models of growth are commonly implemented, but these models may fail to account for some of the unique properties that govern plant population growth. For example, due to the sessile nature of plants, competition for resources generally occurs over a spatial scale much smaller than the area of the focal population; thus spatial distribution at these small scales becomes an important factor governing population dynamics. How can we best construct models to account for these interactions in demographic models where we are attempting to forecast population growth? How might individual-based models be implemented to account for the effects related to the number and proximity of plant neighbors? Are there effective approximations that can be implemented in population-based models such as matrix or scalar projections?
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- General public
- Free
Organizer
- CIB
Contact
- Isabelle Derivaz-Rabii