An integrative approach to successional dynamics : tempo and mode of vegetation change / Scott J. Meiners (Eastern Illinois University, USA), Steward T.A. Pickett (Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, NY, USA), Mary L. Cadenasso (University of California, Davis, USA).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meiners, Scott J., 1970- author.

Pickett, Steward T., 1950- author.

Cadenasso, Mary L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vegetation dynamics.

Plant succession.

Plant communities.

Physical Description:

303 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Summary:

Much of what is considered conventional wisdom about succession is not as clear cut as it is generally believed. Yet, the importance of succession in ecology is undisputed since it offers a real insight into the dynamics and structure of all plant communities. Part monograph and part conceptual treatise, An Integrative Approach to Successional Dynamics presents a unifying conceptual framework for dynamic plant communities and uses a unique long-term data set to explore the utility of that framework.

Contents:

Goals, concepts and definitions

History and context of the Buell-Small succession study

Succession theory

Conceptual frameworks and integration: drivers and theory

Community patterns and dynamics

Dynamics of populations through succession

Impacts of drought and other disturbances on succession

Dynamics of diversity

Convergence and community assembly

Successional equivalence of native and non-native species

Heterogeneity in dynamic systems

The functional ecology of community dynamics

Succession, habitat management and restoration

Where we stand: lessons and opportunities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-299) and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9780521116428

0521116422

OCLC:

891185699

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