The importance of being atomic: Ecological invasions as random walks instead of waves

Timothy C. Reluga

Theoretical Population Biology, 2016, vol. 112, issue C, 157-169

Abstract: Invasions are one of the most easily identified spatial phenomena in ecology, and have inspired a rich variety of theories for ecologists’ and naturalists’ consideration. However, a number of arguments over the sensitivities of invasion rates to stochasticity, density-dependence, dimension, and discreteness persist in the literature.

Keywords: Stochastic demography; Invasion; Long-range dispersal; Wave of advance; Extreme events; Spreading speed (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2016.06.002

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