Peter Chesson

Summary

Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Quantifying and testing coexistence mechanisms arising from recruitment fluctuations
    Peter Chesson
    Section of Evolution and Ecology, The University of California, Davis, CA 95616 5270, USA
    Theor Popul Biol 64:345-57. 2003
  2. ncbi Resource pulses, species interactions, and diversity maintenance in arid and semi-arid environments
    Peter Chesson
    Section of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis 95616, USA
    Oecologia 141:236-53. 2004
  3. ncbi Families of discrete kernels for modeling dispersal
    Peter Chesson
    Section of Evolution and Ecology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    Theor Popul Biol 67:241-56. 2005
  4. ncbi New methods for quantifying the spatial storage effect: an illustration with desert annuals
    Anna L W Sears
    Center for Population Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
    Ecology 88:2240-7. 2007
  5. ncbi Coexistence of annual plants: generalist seed predation weakens the storage effect
    Jessica J Kuang
    Department of Mathematics, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
    Ecology 90:170-82. 2009
  6. ncbi Predation-competition interactions for seasonally recruiting species
    Jessica J Kuang
    Department of Mathematics, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
    Am Nat 171:E119-33. 2008
  7. ncbi The scale transition: scaling up population dynamics with field data
    Brett A Melbourne
    Center for Population Biology, University of California, Davis 95616, USA
    Ecology 87:1478-88. 2006
  8. ncbi Scaling up population dynamics: integrating theory and data
    Brett A Melbourne
    Center for Population Biology, University of California, Storer Hall, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    Oecologia 145:179-87. 2005
  9. ncbi How the spatial scales of dispersal, competition, and environmental heterogeneity interact to affect coexistence
    Robin E Snyder
    Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 7080, USA
    Am Nat 164:633-50. 2004
  10. ncbi The age-structured lottery model
    Sonya Dewi
    Ecosystem Dynamics Group, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
    Theor Popul Biol 64:331-43. 2003

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi Quantifying and testing coexistence mechanisms arising from recruitment fluctuations
    Peter Chesson
    Section of Evolution and Ecology, The University of California, Davis, CA 95616 5270, USA
    Theor Popul Biol 64:345-57. 2003
    ..This approach provides a general new tool for analyzing species coexistence...
  2. ncbi Resource pulses, species interactions, and diversity maintenance in arid and semi-arid environments
    Peter Chesson
    Section of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis 95616, USA
    Oecologia 141:236-53. 2004
    ..Better understanding of how rainfall affects the diversity, species composition, and dynamics of arid environments can contribute to solving environmental problems stemming from land use and global climate change...
  3. ncbi Families of discrete kernels for modeling dispersal
    Peter Chesson
    Section of Evolution and Ecology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    Theor Popul Biol 67:241-56. 2005
    ..These kernel families are constructed by randomizing convolutions of stepping-stone kernels and have interpretations in terms of population heterogeneity and heterogeneous physical processes...
  4. ncbi New methods for quantifying the spatial storage effect: an illustration with desert annuals
    Anna L W Sears
    Center for Population Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
    Ecology 88:2240-7. 2007
    ..As our basic experimental design has been used frequently in community ecology, these methods can be applied to many existing data sets, as well as future field studies...
  5. ncbi Coexistence of annual plants: generalist seed predation weakens the storage effect
    Jessica J Kuang
    Department of Mathematics, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
    Ecology 90:170-82. 2009
    ..Although this result is demonstrated specifically for the storage effect with a focus on annual plant communities, the principles involved are general ones...
  6. ncbi Predation-competition interactions for seasonally recruiting species
    Jessica J Kuang
    Department of Mathematics, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
    Am Nat 171:E119-33. 2008
    ..Our model is formulated for competition between annual plant species subject to seed predation, but it also applies to perennial communities where competition and predation limit recruitment to the adult population...
  7. ncbi The scale transition: scaling up population dynamics with field data
    Brett A Melbourne
    Center for Population Biology, University of California, Davis 95616, USA
    Ecology 87:1478-88. 2006
    ....
  8. ncbi Scaling up population dynamics: integrating theory and data
    Brett A Melbourne
    Center for Population Biology, University of California, Storer Hall, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    Oecologia 145:179-87. 2005
    ..The approach provides a way to investigate the mechanisms and consequences of changes in population dynamics with spatial scale using a relatively small amount of field data...
  9. ncbi How the spatial scales of dispersal, competition, and environmental heterogeneity interact to affect coexistence
    Robin E Snyder
    Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 7080, USA
    Am Nat 164:633-50. 2004
    ..For example, we show how environmental heterogeneity can promote coexistence even when competing species have identical responses to the environment...
  10. ncbi The age-structured lottery model
    Sonya Dewi
    Ecosystem Dynamics Group, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
    Theor Popul Biol 64:331-43. 2003
    ..Analytical approximations show how the most important effects can be considered as simple modifications of the long-term low-density growth rates for the original lottery model...
  11. ncbi Examining the relative importance of spatial and nonspatial coexistence mechanisms
    Robin E Snyder
    Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
    Am Nat 166:E75-94. 2005
    ..If IGP either confers an excessive advantage or favors the superior competitor, it can diminish the coexistence region...
  12. ncbi Age-structured population growth rates in constant and variable environments: a near equilibrium approach
    Sonya Dewi
    Ecosystem Dynamics Group, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
    Theor Popul Biol 65:75-88. 2004
    ....