In non-riparian plant ecosystems, if you measure percentage plant cover, mathematical models and equations could be produced, to describe the spatial interactions between plant species. Is anyone doing anything like that?
Hi Craig! I'm afraid your question is a bit too vague and too large in scope! Non-riparian plant communities are very diverse (from grasslands to scrublands, forests, etc.) and models of plant communities are also very diverse (statistical, mechanicjavascript:al, analytical, simulations, etc.). Do you have more precise considerations in mind maybe? That would help us help you! Regards,
Thanks for your reply. For example, I work in arid grasslands, and when I conduct vegetation transects, I am measuring the percentage basal cover of each plant species. For example everything measured together is going to equal 100% cover for a given area, so what are the parameters of Species A when it is growing with Species B for example, and can those percentage cover relationships be expressed as a mathematical equation?
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