Based on the results of the fundamental works of N.I. Vavilova, C. Darwin, E. Darwin identified the main factors that determine the interaction of plant communities in the struggle for existence. For the first time, the role of Erasmus Darwin, who largely determined the ideas of the evolutionary theory of the origin of his grandson's species, Charles Darwin, was noted.
plant communities, mathematical model, number of individuals, food, periodicity
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