Challenges to the generality of WBE theory

被引：68

作者：

Coomes, David A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Plant Sci, Cambridge CB3 2EA, England

来源：

TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION | 2006年 / 21卷 / 11期

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D O I：

10.1016/j.tree.2006.09.002

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

The West, Brown and Enquist (WBE) theory has attracted great interest because it makes general predictions about scaling of ecological processes with body size. Recent research by Muller-Landau and co-workers challenges the generality of this theory by showing that demographic processes in natural forests do not scale in the way that the theory predicts. For WBE theory to be relevant to plant community dynamics, more complex models are required to deal with the influences of competition for light, nutrient supply and disturbance experienced by such communities.

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