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A simple simulation model of the secondary shrub succession has been elaborated on the grounds of primary field data from abandoned fields of different ages in the area of Bohemian Karst. The model describes vegetational dynamics using adaptedVolterra-Lotka equations for competing species. Carrying capacities and growth rates are expressed as a function of the depth of the soil.
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Lepš, J., Prach, K. A simple mathematical model of the secondary succession of shrubs. Folia geobot. phytotax. 16, 61–72 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02851846
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