Abstract Theory predicts that intraspecific competition should be stronger than interspecific
competition for any pair of stably coexisting species, yet previous literature reviews found …

Probably no ecologist in the world with even a modicum of field experience would seriously
question the existence of niche differences among competing species on the same trophic …

Since the publication of the unified neutral theory in 2001, there has been much discussion
of the theory, pro and con. The hypothesis of ecological equivalence is the fundamental yet …

Studying the spatial pattern of plants may provide significant insights into processes and
mechanisms that maintain species richness. We used data from a fully mapped 25‐ha …

Summary 1 The neutral theory debate has highlighted the scarcity of robust empirical
estimates of the magnitude of competitive effects and responses within guilds of co …

A current focus of ecology is the investigation of spatial effects on population and community
dynamics; however, spatiotemporal theory remains largely untested by empirical …

Tropical tree biodiversity motivates an extremely large amount of research and some of the
most passionate debates in ecology and evolution. Research into tropical tree biodiversity …

Interactions among neighboring individuals influence plant performance and should create
spatial patterns in local community structure. In order to assess the role of large trees in …

Abstract Geografisk Tidsskrift, Danish Journal of Geography 106 (2): 115–130, 2006 This
paper examines the relationship between the intensity of agricultural land use and the …

Competition between neighboring plants plays a major role in the population dynamics of
tree species in the early phases of humid tropical forest succession. We evaluated the …