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A cellular automata computer model for the interactions between two plant species of different growth forms—the lime hairgrass Deschampsia caespitosa (L.) P. Beauv., a sod cereal, and the moneywort Lysimachia nummularia L., a ground creeping perennial herb—is considered. Computer experiments on the self-maintenance of the populations of each species against the background of a gradual increase in the share of randomly eliminated individuals, coexistence of the populations of two species, and the effect of the phytogenous field have been conducted. As has been shown, all the studied factors determine the number of individuals and self-sustainability of the simulated populations by the degree of their impact. The limits of action have been determined for individual factors; within these limits, the specific features in plant reproduction and dispersal provide sustainable coexistence of the simulated populations. It has been demonstrated that the constructed model allows for studying the long-term developmental dynamics of the plants belonging to the selected growth forms.
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Original Russian Text © P.V. Frolov, E.V. Zubkova, A.S. Komarov, 2015, published in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Biologicheskaya, 2015, No. 4, pp. 341–349.
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Frolov, P.V., Zubkova, E.V. & Komarov, A.S. A cellular automata model for a community comprising two plant species of different growth forms. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 42, 279–286 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359015040044
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